Word Processing
Assignment: Word Processing 1 (Reading Response)
State of the News Media
1. This assignment requires you to write a response to the data and trends in newspapers and digital news based on the State of the News Media from the Pew Research Center.
Reading links:
State of the News Media
https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/state-of-the-news-media/
Newspaper Fact Sheet
https://www.journalism.org/fact-sheet/newspapers/
Digital News Fact Sheet
https://www.journalism.org/fact-sheet/digital-news/
2. You should write an 800 – 1, 200 word response based on the following assignment questions:
Newspaper Fact Sheet
Questions to answer:
Why have newspapers been hit the hardest?
Explain.
How does digital newspaper traffic compare to general newspaper circulation? What is the difference?
What can news editor do to increase newspaper readership?
Digital News Fact Sheet
Questions to answer:
What is a digital-native news outlet?
What is the difference between highest traffic for mobile app availability for digital-native news outlets?
Compare and contrast the median annual wage for newsroom employees in the digital-native sector. Provide at least two examples (e.g., news analysts, editors, photographers).
3. Also, you will need to include an introduction and conclusion (summary). This is the recommended assignment structure:
Introduction
Newspaper Fact Sheet – response based on reading
Digital News Fact Sheet – response based on reading
Conclusion
Write using third person only, no first or second person
