Newspaper Industry Under Scrutiny Discussion

In 2016 comedian John Oliver discussed on his “Last Week Tonight” HBO show the topic of Journalism and focused on the crisis facing the newspaper industry. His discussion caused a stir in the industry itself and drew criticism from the Newspaper Association of America.  

For this discussion assignment:

I. Watch the following media

II. Read the following articles:

 Shoptalk: The Value of Newspapers | Editor and Publisher.pdf.  Download   Shoptalk: The Value of Newspapers | Editor and Publisher.pdf. 

 Critical Thinking: Do You Agree with the NAA’s (now News Media Alliance) Response to the John Oliver Newspaper Segment? | Editor and Publisher.pdf. Download   Critical Thinking: Do You Agree with the NAA’s (now News Media Alliance) Response to the John Oliver Newspaper Segment? | Editor and Publisher.pdf. (Direct Link to web here)Links to an external site.

III. After you have watched the media and read the articles post your thoughts. Respond to the following prompts to help you with your thoughts.

Do you agree or disagree with Oliver’s perspective, and which of the authors do you side with.

Explain your position and why or why you don’t agree with Oliver?