Industry issues

This graph shows print circulation of UK newspapers. 

1) In 1965 which newspaper was the top seller? 

   

Daily Mirror 

2) Which was the lowest selling newspaper in 2015? What was the consequence of this?

The independent. It ceased from being print

3) Can you predict what might happen in the future, judging by current trends? 

The sales of newspaper is going down continuously so therefore print newspapers might be stopped from being released.

1.What are online newspaper paywalls? Are they effective?

A paywall is a method of restricting access to content via a paid subscription. 

Beginning in the mid-2010s, newspapers started implementing paywalls on their 

websites as a way to increase revenue after years of decline in paid print readership 

and advertising revenue.

2.How are newspapers currently funded? (think about advertising space, cover 

price of a newspaper & paywalls)

Some newspapers are government-run or at least government-funded; their 

reliance on advertising revenue and on profitability is less critical to their survival. ... 

Some newspapers with high editorial independence, high journalism quality, and 

large circulation are viewed as newspapers of record.

3.What are the roles of the IPSO and IMPRESS? Why do they exist? When have 

they been important?

IMPRESS is a independent press regulator. Unlike iPSO, iMPRESS follows every 

single requirement of lesion enquiry

4.Why is the circulation and advertising revenue of newspapers declining?

It pointed to fewer job prospects because of publications closing down, and 

declining ad revenue providing less money for salaries. ... However, in most cases, 

there is an attempt to find new revenue sources online that are less based on print 

sales.

5.How far can online newspapers reach in terms of audience? Research The 

Guardian/Observer as examples. What online formats have they got?

They have social media, podcasts and main news stories online.

6.What are the difficulties in regulating an international online newspaper?

Different language barriers and regulations and laws applying to different contries