Media, News & Journalism Economics: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on funding news, newspaper decline, news deserts, paywalls and public broadcasting.

Question 1 of 5 Why is news an unusual product to sell?

It is always expensive to copy It has public good features, spreads easily and benefits society beyond its readers No one wants it It never goes out of date

Markets may produce less journalism than would be best for society.

Question 2 of 5 What happened to U.S. newspaper advertising revenue after around 2005?

It doubled It fell by around four-fifths within about 15 years It stayed the same It moved entirely to radio

Classified adverts and advertisers moved online.

Question 3 of 5 What did research find after local newspapers closed?

Municipal borrowing costs rose Local governments became more efficient Voter turnout rose sharply Nothing changed

Reduced monitoring appeared to make local government less efficient.

Question 4 of 5 What is a metered paywall?

A fee for each page printed Readers get a set number of free articles before being asked to subscribe All content is free forever A tax on newspapers

The New York Times introduced a metered paywall in 2011.

Question 5 of 5 How is the BBC mainly funded?

Advertising A licence fee paid by households Selling newspapers Donations only

Public broadcasters are funded by fees, taxes or grants in different countries.

← Back to Who Owns the Media? Next lesson → The Economics of Misinformation

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