Homework (news speaker)

News bias
A big thing about news was whether it was biased or not. For example some news papers have different views on Brexit. May said some papers would create stories against Brexit and showing its' flaws and some would argue for it and against any opposition that was against it. The reason May's newspaper shined out was because it involved a section where it would debate a certain topic so involve arguments of both sides, so for example for or against Brexit. He also states that his newspaper tends to never have a strong bias but tends to subtly show his opinions like his positive views on immigration.

Declining circulation figures
May discussed how the circulation of newspapers was rapidly declining due to digital media. He mentioned the figures of how many people newspaper reached, around 40 million. Now they reach at least sub 10 million. This is because of how easy digital media is to access, which is why many newspaper with digital copies are now making users pay for subscriptions.

Fake news
Fake news is big issue especially around London where his newspaper is based, and of course Brexit. May mentioned how easily fake news can be made, for example a voiceover of the Priminister saying something she didn't. Ten Downing Street receives loads of calls a day asking whether the PM said this or that etc. He mentioned how he was accused of printing fake news by Newcastle FC and Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley, and although it was true Mike accused him of it due him being a very rich man.

Relationship between print and online
Print is seeing a massive downfall in the amount of people it reaches due to the ease of access of digital media. You can simply open your phone and search up the website rather than the traditional walk to the shop to buy a newspaper. May mentioned about how a massive news company, The Independent, are now solely creating digital news outlets rather than print. It's a lot easier and more people will receive it. Digital news outlets receive money via advertisements and subscriptions to the news outlets.

Issues of ownership