http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/18/guardian-news-media-printing
This time I decided to use an article from The Guardian, which actually concerns The Guardian newspaper and it's parent company Guardian News & Media.
In this article, it is shown that Guardian News & Media decided to make significant cuts to it's printing sector.
This obviously means that there will be layoffs and closures, in fact, they have stated that only the factories in Manchester and Stratford will be used in the future for printing. The article also emphasizes on their objective to go digital in the future. Although the Guardian is confident that printed Newspapers are still viable in the near future, it is made clear that the future of the Newspaper lies in the digital world.
Besides the cuts and layoffs, I believe there is a more important message in this article that applies to virtually any other written news outlet. It not only shows that the news is going digital, it shows that the news has to go digital in order for it to survive. This goes back to the documentary The End of Print and the debate/discussion we had in class.
The Guardian is not a small local Sunday Newspaper, it is a very respected Newspaper that is is trusted and read regularly by a large number of people. If a news outlet as important as the Guardian had to let go of print and jump into digital, then I strongly believe that this is the case for most of the other news outlets available. But hey, is this really an issue? Although digital platforms don't have the authentic feel of a physical newspaper, they are more practical in the way they are used.
So People grab your tablets, the end of print is near!
This time I decided to use an article from The Guardian, which actually concerns The Guardian newspaper and it's parent company Guardian News & Media.
In this article, it is shown that Guardian News & Media decided to make significant cuts to it's printing sector.
This obviously means that there will be layoffs and closures, in fact, they have stated that only the factories in Manchester and Stratford will be used in the future for printing. The article also emphasizes on their objective to go digital in the future. Although the Guardian is confident that printed Newspapers are still viable in the near future, it is made clear that the future of the Newspaper lies in the digital world.
Besides the cuts and layoffs, I believe there is a more important message in this article that applies to virtually any other written news outlet. It not only shows that the news is going digital, it shows that the news has to go digital in order for it to survive. This goes back to the documentary The End of Print and the debate/discussion we had in class.
The Guardian is not a small local Sunday Newspaper, it is a very respected Newspaper that is is trusted and read regularly by a large number of people. If a news outlet as important as the Guardian had to let go of print and jump into digital, then I strongly believe that this is the case for most of the other news outlets available. But hey, is this really an issue? Although digital platforms don't have the authentic feel of a physical newspaper, they are more practical in the way they are used.
So People grab your tablets, the end of print is near!
Omar, this is certainly what is happening to many newspapers. I am interested in your opinion on countries such as Morocco, which do not actually have a strong news and more generally strong information industries. Is there a way for them to catch up in the digital world and get on the news atlas, make their voices heard, such as did small countries media outlets such as Al Jazeera and Alarabia?
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