News: Time To Lock In Edition
INDUSTRY Comparison of Print News and Online News In print news: - The production of news is in the hands of journalists, editors and printers. - Distribution of news is by organisations that send it to newsagents. Some control over the publications that are distributed, not over the content of the publications. - Newsagents and other retailers sell the newspapers (circulation) - Producers control news content. In online news, the situation is less clear. Distribution and circulation are combined by websites and social media. There are many more news producers due to ease of access (including amateurs). Social media websites like Facebook have control over what specific audiences see thanks to algorithms, which can often recreate the echo chambers made by audience bias in print circulation. The dominance of online news means that exclusives have become less valuable as the news cycle has shortened and an exclusive can be replicated by competitors near instantly. Reliance on formats