The Sun’s Page 3 is surviving on nothing but a necklace and a wink

“I don’t think it’s immoral or indecent or anything,” said Rupert Murdoch of Page 3. “But show it to me in any other newspaper I own. Never in America, never in Australia. Never. Never. Never. It just would not be accepted.”

Even in the super soaraway Sun, he admitted to an interviewer from India Today, the daily parade of topless lovelies was “getting a bit old-fashioned. One day it will come out.”

That was in 1994. And this week, 45 years after the first flash of unadorned boob in the tabloid, 29 years after the Labour MP Clare Short attempted to ban the feature, 26 years after the launch editor said he regretted introducing it and an impressive 21 years after the proprietor himself admitted it was well past its time, the Sun at last set on Page 3.

David Beckham's TV ad for whisky cleared by advertising watchdog

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/28/david-beckhams-tv-ad-for-whisky-cleared-by-advertising-watchdog

David Beckham’s TV ad for whisky brand Haig Club has been cleared by the UK advertising watchdog, despite complaints that the former footballer’s endorsement promotes drinking among children.

The commercial, from Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie, features Beckham and a well-groomed group of trendy friends converging on what looks like a Highland estate to share a weekend and a tipple of scotch together.

As a global youth icon who spent most of his football career teetotal, Beckham’s appearance in the ad prompted a critical response from Alcohol Concern, which accused him of sending a “confusing message” about drinking to children.

I think that as David Beckham is now more of a celebrity the media should allow to him to take part in such adverts, also scotch whiskey is normally appeals to an older audience anyway 

Charlie Hebdo launches app version featuring prophet Muhammed cover

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/20/charlie-hebdo-app-apple-google-play

A new app for French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been released for iOS, Android and Windows devices, letting readers worldwide get hold of a copy without queueing at newsagents.

The app is illustrated with the current cover, a cartoon of the prophet Muhammed, in a change from the norm for Apple’s notoriously censorious App Store which has previous banned satirical and controversial apps.

The launch of the app on Apple’s store comes after the firm put a Je Suis Charlie banner on its French homepage, a rare move for a company with a typically conservative web presence.

Shortly after the banner appeared, Apple reportedly fast-tracked an app called Je Suis Charlie through its approval process. The app let users find vigils for the magazine’s murdered staff happening near them, and show their support using social media.

Currently, only the most recent issue of the magazine is available, in both English and French editions. But the app also offers annual subscriptions starting at £69.99, alongside the individual issues for £2.29.

Paris mayor: I'm suing Fox News over false report on Muslim 'no-go' zones

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/20/paris-mayor-anne-hidalgo-muslim-no-go-zones

The mayor of Paris plans to sue Fox News for its reporting on the city in the wake of the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

“When we’re insulted, and when we’ve had an image, then I think we’ll have to sue, I think we’ll have to go to court, in order to have these words removed,” Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday. “The image of Paris has been prejudiced, and the honor of Paris has been prejudiced.”

Previously, Steve Emerson, a “terrorism expert” talking-head also on Fox News, went one step further, labelling Birmingham – a city of more than a million people – as being a place where “non-Muslims simply don’t go in”.

UK prime minister David Cameron told ITV news that he “choked on his porridge” when he first heard the comments, before saying that Emerson was “clearly an idiot”.

The Sun's move away from topless page 3 models may entice new advertisers

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/20/the-sun-topless-page-3-models-advertisers

The Sun’s decision to drop topless models from page 3 could lead to a boost in the tabloid’s advertising revenues, according to industry experts who said the nudity had put off a string of global brands from buying space in the paper.

Disney and Apple are among a group of major advertisers who had a policy – either official or “unwritten” – of not running display ads in the Sun, with page 3 being the main issue of contention.

Other companies that largely avoid adverts the Sun for brand perception reasons include John Lewis and Waitrose – despite a number of its major rivals doing so – and the French cosmetics giant L’Oréal.

“With some brands there is not just a single reason for not advertising in the Sun, it is about the whole tabloid issue per se,” said one senior media industry executive. “But for some, the scrapping of page 3 represents the removal of a major barrier to entry. Conversations that wouldn’t, or couldn’t, happen before might become possible.”

Last year the Sun made about £112m in display advertising across its Monday to Friday editions, which carried page 3 models, according to unofficial industry figures.

News Corp

·                     The Sun

·                     The Times

·                     Sunday Times

·                     MasterChef Magazine

·                     SmartSource Magazine

·                     Super Food Ideas

·                     Vogue Australia

·                     Foxtel

·                     Magazines and inserts

·                     All titles sourced from News Limited - NewsSource: Magazines on 15 October 2010.

·                     Best of the Gold Coast Magazine

·                     Big League

·                     Country Style

·                     Donna hay

·                     Inside Out

·                     Lifestyle Pools + outdoor design

·                     Newspapers and information services

·                     United Kingdom News UK

·                     Press Association

·                     Sky News

In July 2011, News Corp closed down the News of the World Newspaper due to allegations of phone hacking's in the UK. The Sun had a circulation of 2.2 million in March 2014, however between July 2013 and December 2013 they had 5.5 million. 31% readers are ABC1 social demographic and 68% C2DE demographic group. Also, The Times had an average daily circulation of 394,448 in March 2014; in the same period, The Sunday Times had an average daily circulation of 839,077 Sunday times.

John Snow // Owen Jones Notes

Owen Jones

Owen Jones had a strong argument against the elite leaders where he suggested excellent ideas on how the media is used in order to exploit those at the bottom of society. A major point that he made was that took place due to the rise of student fees rising , the front pages were images of students created chaos however the fact that student university fess rose 3 times as much per year from £3000 to £9000. Benefit Street is another program used to exploit people at the bottom of society however a program such as “tax avoidance” was never created about people who are powerful and don’t pay tax.

John Snow

He stated that journalist are not as employed as they used to be they can still take part in being a jourbnalist as it is easy in today’s society to write anywhere. John Snow explained that the freelance journalists will be the future and will be used as and when needed by companies, however some people may still choose to branch out specialise. “New is now new” explained that news it now information that is up to date and which means that information is “new” and the most recent. The reason for this is because previously without tools such as the internet it meant that information such as video footage would have to have to be sent by plane or parcelled which could take a few days making the information out dated or reliable. 

INDEX

1 ISIS militant

2 Apple Watch

3 Ios Update

4 Microsoft Job Cut

5 Apple buying Beats

6 Iphone 6 bending

7 Cassete Boy vs Cameron

8 Internet taking jobs

9 Snapchat Ads

10 Google Tax

11 Google develops device for cancer

12 Vodafone joins EE with 4G

13 Video games are not making us more violent, study shows

14 Spotify CEO speaks out on Taylor Swift albums removal: 'I'm really frustrated'

15 Jennifer Lawrence: 'I will never get Twitter. The internet has scorned me'

16 Copywriting is dead? Don’t tell the journalists

17 YouTubers ads for Oreo banned for not making clear purpose of videos

18 What’s the right relationship between technology companies and journalism?

19 Digital journalists have great chance to develop much-needed transparency

20 Microsoft and Yahoo respond to European 'right to be forgotten' requests

21 The future of marketing depends on ideas, not tinkering with technology

22 Government must fund hyperlocal news, urges new report

23 Instagram now has 300m users sharing 70m photos and videos a day

24 More than 200 journalists in prison worldwide for third consecutive year

25 Yemeni reporter killed - the first journalistic fatality of 2015

26 Samsung pledges over $100m to make an open Internet of Things finally happen

27 The Sun's move away from topless page 3 models may entice new advertisers

28 Paris mayor: I'm suing Fox News over false report on Muslim 'no-go' zones

29 Charlie Hebdo launches app version featuring prophet Muhammed cover

30 David Beckham's TV ad for whisky cleared by advertising watchdog

31 The Sun’s Page 3 is surviving on nothing but a necklace and a wink

32 Sky profits rise 16% after strong UK customer growth

Samsung pledges over $100m to make an open Internet of Things finally happen

Samsung’s chief executive BK Yoon promised more than $100m in funding for developers and to create an open system to kickstart an Internet of Things (IoT) revolution.

Samsung sold 665m devices last year, many of which already have internet connectivity. But Yoon promised that by 2017 90% of those devices will plug into the IoT ecosystem, and 100% in five years.

“I’ve heard people say they want to create a single operating system for IoT, but these people only work with their own devices. We can deliver the benefits of IoT only if all sensors can talk to each other,” said Yoon in his opening keynote for CESin Las Vegas where he laid out Samsung’s vision for the future of IoT. “I’m making a promise that our IoT devices and products will be open. We will ensure that others can easily connect to our devices.”

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a buzzword that essentially describes an environment where everything is connected to the internet creating “swarm intelligence” from individually dumb devices. Bins, toasters, roads and lights will be able to talk to each other for automatic, more efficient control and monitoring.

A bin could tell the council when it is full and needs collecting, rather than just on a set schedule, for instance. A fridge could detect when the milk is empty and order another pint. The central heating system could track its owner and only turn on when they are on their way home.

Yemeni reporter killed - the first journalistic fatality of 2015

The reporter died on Sunday (4 January) in the city of Dhamar, south of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a. He was one of the four victims of a roadside bomb blast, allegedly carried out by a group called Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

The other three victims were members of a local police force created by the Houthi militia. Houthis are a Shia sect of Islam.

In a statement, the Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice, as did the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

Its president, Jim Boumelha, said: “We condemn the killing of al Washali … This killing is a reminder of the mindless violence which continues to prey on unsuspecting members of the public attending events and journalists covering them.”

The IFJ also asked the leader of the Houthis, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, to withdraw his forces from media organisations that they are currently occupying. These include the biggest state-owned newspaper in Yemen, al-Thawra.

News on the tweet questions

1. Respected news brand can be seen good for twitter as they may benefit by gathering more twitter users as the news brands may have their own followers who wish to engage with them on twitters platform.

2. Twitter will help news brand gain more exposure as twitter is a massive platform which is free and open to the public. By a news brand being on twitter it is likely that the news brand will gain more views on its stories and articles. Their stories will also be seen quicker and therefore users will be able to be up to date more efficiently.

3. I think that old and new media together are able to provide good consumer experience as the consumers are able to compare both types of media and see what one or what source they find most reliable.

4. Tweets from Tom Newton Dunn state "Biggest cheer at the Emirates tonight by #AFC? To an announcement for the MUFC away fans that no more trains leaving Euston." This is an example of journalist using banter to engage his audience. Tweets from daily mail celebrity also provide gossip by tweeting "Do these pants make Kim Kardashian’s bum look big? http://dailym.ai/1aS7Sfy pic.twitter. com/QEdkYMxdkD" They also provide a photo in which the users can see a photo of Kim Kardashians bum. A topic like this is likely to have retweets that will further make the twitter page more popular.

5. I think an increase in banter ant gossip is likely to give journalists more attention and therefore it is likely their popularity will increase however depending on the story it could effect their reputation. 

6. “I follow more journalists than newspapers. I follow a few Guardian journalists but also Dan Hodges, Emma Barnett and Tom Chivers who write for The Telegraph, Kevi Maguire who writes for The Mirror and Matthew Parris for The Times.” It basically says that journalists and twitter are a strong combination as it allows journalists to give their view aswell with a bit more of a personal opinion

7. I think that twitter has had a negative impact on the traditional newspaper simply because the news can outbreak a lot more faster and the audience does not have to pay for this information.