Media Studies: We Media and the effect on News media

Study the theory of We Media and the ideas about Media Studies 2.0 by William Merrin and apply it to news media

Merrin is a Professor at Swansea University and author of Media Studies 2.0. Look at his Twitter fed to gain an idea of his role and his ideas about the media and how digital distribution and the global nature of new media has changed the industry and should also change the way students study the media.

The Daily Mail web-site has nearly 16million hits daily and nearly 250 million monthly.

News Media are planning for a digital future and have risked a lot to try and gain a foothold in the market. The Guardian which is owned by a trust has risked a great deal to establish itself as the leading left leaning global news media web-site, with a particular eye on the American market. News media is now global and advertising revenues are the key to a successful future.

Now that news media are concentrating on an online future how does this affect the way we receive news?

How do audiences consume the news?

How has 'We Media' affected the news we receive. Are we in a 'post-truth' era and an era of fake news or has that always been the case?

We will follow two major stories to see how they unfold;