NDM News: Globalisation

Globalisation and news

1) Is our news influenced by American cultural imperialism? Give some examples arguing for or against this perspective.

• Agree: News and institutions are owned by a few billionaires (influencing their ideologies/values)
• Disagree: British news is world wide coverage whereas American is national
• Agree: Stories such Brexit being similar to American election (in terms of value and significance)
• Agree: The way news is presented e.g. 24 hour news (first developed by CNN)
• Disagree: American T.V has ratings whereas British TV doesn't
• Disagree: Clickbait is being adopted by British institutions such as the BBC (celebrity articles)

2) Has the increased globalisation of news improved the audience experience? How? Why?

• Agree: People can get more news stories (from around the world)
• Disagree: Create moral panics (Donald Trump)= American politics is world politics (affects everyone)
• Disagree: Come at the cost of local news e.g. Ealing Gazette 

3) Has globalisation benefited or damaged major news institutions? How? Why?

• Negative: citizen journalism is the loss of control
• Benefit: Can get content online (no need for staff). They can cover the world cheaper due to technological advances
• Negative: Google/Facebook has tarnished news institutions, taking their revenue
• Benefit: Free content for institutions= citizen journalism
• Negative: citizen journalism can be fake