Simone Burton

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Final – The Black Independent Weekly

Newspapers are a wealth of information, ranging from the currents events whether they are national, international or local, to editorials, to political issues, to popular culture, etc. Often these topics are generalized and concentrated to the most popular and relative stories to the majority of people within the newspaper’s readership. The concept of the cultural …

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Abstract 3

Newspapers are a wealth of information, ranging from the currents events whether they are national, international or local,  to editorials, to political issues, to popular culture, etc. Often these topics are generalized and concentrated to the most popular and relative to the majority of people within the newspaper’s readership. The concept of the cultural newspaper …

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Ads, Classifieds, and Culture

Readership alone is not enough for a newspaper to thrive. That’s why newspapers designate a significant amount of pages to ads. Advertisements allow most media outlets to flourish, they provide the funding to allow the exploits of both television, newspapers and films. However, Print Media allows for both Corporate and small businesses to advertise within …

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Abstract #2

The way that newspapers are able to provide a salary for their staff is through advertising and classifieds. This paper will explore the advertisements and classified section of three newspapers: The New York Times, The New York Carib News and the America Oggi. The New York Times is one of the best selling newspapers in …

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First Assignment

New York City is one of the oldest cities in the world, it is an economic, cultural, historical and  architectural hub.  As such, it is no wonder that the city is one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the world. With such diversity, media outlets cannot always cover what is important to the multitude …

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New York’s greater metropolitan area boasts a population with ethnicities from each continent, therefore being one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. This diversity is also present amongst print journalism outlets. Newspapers are the oldest and most known mediums for getting local, national and international news. Mainstream newspapers deem what becomes newsworthy for the general …

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