Problem
A. According to your chapter, what are the two major ways that newspapers are financed? In other words, in what two distinct ways do newspapers tend to generate revenue?
B. Using what you learned in the chapter and the lesson folder (including the quick review video), summarize why the newspaper industry (which includes both print and digital news) has struggled financially during the digital age. In your answer, be sure to address why both of the revenue streams you identified in Question A have suffered.
C. Your textbook and lesson describe ways in which newspapers are attempting to build their digital readership. The lesson folder provides some examples of particular newspapers implementing these strategies. Identify two specific digital readership strategies and then, using the lesson folder materials, describe a particular example of a newspaper enacting this strategy. Be sure to reference an article from the lesson folder in each example.
D. [Identify strategy]: [Describe a specific example of a newspaper that has enacted this strategy. Be sure to develop your answer in a way that demonstrates that you engaged with the lesson folder materials.]
E. [Identify strategy]: [Describe a specific example of a newspaper that has enacted this strategy. Be sure to develop your answer in a way that demonstrates that you engaged with the lesson folder materials.]
F. Summarize two ways that local news has been found to impact democracy according to research. Note: Use the article by Josh Stearns posted in the lesson folder to inform your answer. Be sure to incorporate some of the specific research findings he describes.
G. Reflect on your own consumption of news content by addressing each of the following questions: How do you get your news? Do you pay for news content? If not, do you think you might pay for news content in the future? Do you think that the journalism found in newspapers (including print and digital/online) is important? Why or why not? Be thoughtful (this answer should be at least five sentences in length).