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The book industry has faced several challenges which have resulted from the rise in digital technologies. With the new advancements, most audiences do not have the urge/desire to read anymore. The industry must also fight against the spread of misinformation and struggles with ways to attract readers.

Book industries can offer programs that attract readers and teach them about skills that improve media literacy.

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The movie industry faces challenges such as visual bias, misinformation (stereotypes), and distorted messages.

The movie industry can improve by developing ethical guidelines for content and creating a partnership with educational institutions/platforms to provide resources and feedback.

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The newspaper industry faces challenges like decrease of physical paper reading, digital information sources, and bias in reporting. Many readers struggle to distinguish between credible sources and unbiased content, making media literacy a critical issue. To improve the newspaper industry could implement digital literacy initiatives, such as clearly labeling fact-checked stories, providing explanations of journalistic standards, and offering online newspapers to make them more user friendly.

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The magazine industry faces challenges like selective reporting, cost of magazines, and social media. These factors make it difficult for audiences to want to read a physical magazine rather then scrolling through social media for more gossip based news. To improve the magazine industry they could create more educational content and media and promote how picking up. a magazine is begtter for audiences mentally rather then scrolling through social media.

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The television industry continues to evolve into something more and more vast which brings in new challenges. One challenge is the quickly changing wants and needs of the audience. For years, people have made comments about the lack of new ideas in television content, but it can be difficult to cater to this concern when trends come and go at the drop of a hat. This is because a studio can be producing a new show, and by the release date, the interests of audience members could have changed. Another challenge this industry faces is rising costs of factors related to production. Studios still want to produce the same (or better) quality of shows, but their budgets have to increase exponentially as the years go on. Some studios cannot keep raising their budgets, so they have to cancel the show or lower their production quality. One more challenge is the rise of streaming services. While streaming services still falls under the television industry, it is different than traditional TV. This is an issue because while it broadens the playing field, it takes viewership from traditional TV networks.

The television industry can try to combat these challenges and their effects in several ways. One way could be to bring in new writers or come up with a new way to gather show concepts and ideas. This would help with the lack of new content because the studios would be getting fresh ideas. Another way would be to switch their shooting and production styles to help alleviate the financial constraint. Nowadays, each episode feels like a mini movie rather than a regular TV show. If people brought back the traditional style of episodes, it could lower costs. The next way would be to work with streaming services rather than see them as competition. If everyone had a common goal, they could use their strengths to accomplish it rather than spend unnecessary resources to try and "win."

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The radio industry faces several challenges as the technology evolves. One challenge is the changing technology. The style and availability of audio content have changed with the introduction of podcasts, playlists, and stations. People are no longer satisfied with the old ways of radio broadcasting. Another challenge is catering to new audiences. As the years go on, new generations are tuning into radio stations, which means broadcasters must find and create content for the new audiences. The next challenge is following advertising trends. As more and more people choose streaming platforms over radio broadcasts, the advertising dollars also choose them too. After all, the money will follow the masses. This has caused broadcasting stations to have to come up with new ideas to keep advertisers with them.

The radio industry has several ways it can try to push through the challenges, though. One way is to welcome the streaming platforms and changing styles into their repertoire. This will allow them to work together rather than against each other. Another way is to study the trends and interests of new generations and implement tactics based on the findings. By doing this, broadcasters can select relevant content without going on wild goose chases. The next way is to find ways to increase and maintain viewership. If viewership is high and consistent, advertisers will be more inclined to work with them.

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The television industry continues to evolve into something more and more vast which brings in new challenges. One challenge is the quickly changing wants and needs of the audience. For years, people have made comments about the lack of new ideas in television content, but it can be difficult to cater to this concern when trends come and go at the drop of a hat. This is because a studio can be producing a new show, and by the release date, the interests of audience members could have changed. Another challenge this industry faces is rising costs of factors related to production. Studios still want to produce the same (or better) quality of shows, but their budgets have to increase exponentially as the years go on. Some studios cannot keep raising their budgets, so they have to cancel the show or lower their production quality. One more challenge is the rise of streaming services. While streaming services still falls under the television industry, it is different than traditional TV. This is an issue because while it broadens the playing field, it takes viewership from traditional TV networks.

The television industry can try to combat these challenges and their effects in several ways. One way could be to bring in new writers or come up with a new way to gather show concepts and ideas. This would help with the lack of new content because the studios would be getting fresh ideas. Another way would be to switch their shooting and production styles to help alleviate the financial constraint. Nowadays, each episode feels like a mini movie rather than a regular TV show. If people brought back the traditional style of episodes, it could lower costs. The next way would be to work with streaming services rather than see them as competition. If everyone had a common goal, they could use their strengths to accomplish it rather than spend unnecessary resources to try and "win."

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Books face many challenges in the media literacy landscape because of technological advancements. With new interactive media like streaming services and social media, many people just don't feel like reading anymore. I believe that this can be improved by giving readers more outside content that involves characters or the story of the novel. Things like blogs, extra videos that add to the plot, or film adaptations can help improve their media literacy.

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Books face many challenges in the media literacy landscape because of technological advancements. With new interactive media like streaming services and social media, many people just don't feel like reading anymore. I believe that this can be improved by giving readers more outside content that involves characters or the story of the novel. Things like blogs, extra videos that add to the plot, or film adaptations can help improve their media literacy.

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Newspapers are becoming more and more obsolete as technology becomes more advanced, and digital literature is becoming more easily accessible. Social media can pose as a competitor to newspapers because platforms like Instagram, X, and TikTok provide a variety of information and opinions around their platforms.

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Challenge: The Magazine industry struggles with media literacy because they use catchy headlines or biased stories to get a reader's attention. This causes people to trust unreliable sources. Also in this new generation, people would rather scroll on their phone for information then read something on paper.

Some Solutions to solve this would be to focus on publishing more fact-based, educational stories and create campaigns that teach readers how to evaluate the appropriate source. I also believe making a creative/eye-opening magazine would help the younger generation and make them more hooked because there used to entertaining things on the internet so I believe a cool picture or something unique would help people look into magazines more. Promoting digital magazines could help as well.

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The Movie Industry faces challenges with media literacy because many films include things like stereotypes or the film can present unrealistic or one-sided depictions of people and situations. When people take these seriously as fact, this can lead to misinformation and reinforce negative ideas.

Some solutions that could work would be to add short educational clips or discussion guides that explain the real history or issues behind a film. This would help audiences think more critically about what they watch and separate fact from fiction.

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The movie industry faces several challenges including the spread of misinformation and propaganda. This can cause audiences to not be able to tell the difference between fact or fiction. Along with propaganda being spread through movies, harmful stereotypes can also be portrayed leading to the film possibly shaping the viewers perspective in a negative way.

Possible solutions to fix these issues include encouraging educational programs that allow for students to be able to recognize bias in films, and to teach them the negative standpoint of including these in films. Another way could also include allowing for viewers to engage in discussions and be able to speak their opinions of the controversial topics.

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The internet faces many challenges in the media literacy landscape. One issue includes the large amount of information already on the internet along with the ability to easily spread this information can lead to bigger issues. This can make it easy for misinformation to be spread and possibly cause harmful effects on readers perspectives. Another issue includes the algorithm of the internet. With the algorithm being curated for a persons specific interests and preferences can cause limits on users exposure to opposite opinions or beliefs.

A possible solution for this could include supporting fact-checking programs that can prove accuracy or inaccuracy of a certain post. Another way could include creating transparency in algorithms on social media platforms to allow for more diversity in a users content.

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The radio industry is not as traditional as it used to be. The traditional radio station was the place where people could listen to a variety of music and news. The challenge I feel radio faces as technology moves forward is traditional radio doesn't offer a the range of music as the streaming music services. The traditional radio cannot compete with streaming services that has an algorithm that monitors the listening behaviors of subscribers and offers content based on the subscribers listening behaviors. I believe the radio station should a page from yesteryears and becoming more engage with their listeners. Bring back call in to request your favorite song to played, call in to win tickets to concerts/shows, report the news and my favorite birthday shout outs.

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The newspaper industry faces significant challenges. The print version continues to become more obsolete as readers move to free sources for news. This is a critical source of revenue. Not only are they losing subscribers, they are losing ad revenue. They have struggled to compete with other digital news sources as well not making enough profit off of digital advertising. The younger demographics have moved away from print editions and look to social media platforms. There is also the issue of distrust and "fake news" claims. This goes for journalism as a whole due to a crisis of credibility. The newspaper industry needs to create their own PR campaign to rebuild their credibility as a reputable news source that fact checked. The industry also needs to be innovative with the latest technology to attract younger readers as well diversify their revenue streams.

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Like newspapers, the magazine industry faces the same challenge of declining print subscribers. Readers do not want to wait a month for their magazine. Content needs to be readily available. The consumer behavior has changed which impacts revenue from ad sales. It is too expensive to maintain print versions. In order to stay relevant, the magazine industry needs to provide great content but offer premium content behind a paywall. Not all magazines are successful in finding a system that works for their readers. In order to build reader relationships, they need to offer personalized content that meets the needs of their customers. The highly personalized content will be the catalyst to boost subscription sales.

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Books face challenges in today’s fast-paced digital world. Many people prefer short online content over deep reading, which weakens comprehension and critical thinking skills. Books promote reflection and analysis key parts of media literacy. To improve this, schools and libraries should encourage reading programs and discussions that teach readers to question sources and think critically about information. Engaging with books helps strengthen overall media understanding.

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Newspapers struggle to stay relevant as readers turn to quick online news. Many people no longer verify facts or check sources, which hurts media literacy. Newspapers teach readers to analyze bias, credibility, and context—skills essential for informed decision-making. Promoting journalism education and supporting credible newspapers can help people read more thoughtfully and recognize reliable information in today’s complex media environment.

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The traditional newspaper is facing challenges due to digital subscriptions and online news sources. Digital and online news offer instant news release on multiple platforms. Users no longer have to wait until the next morning to read the paper, they have 24/7 access thanks to technology. I believe the traditional news paper industry should offer digital access.

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Newspapers face challenges due to not being in demand and as popular as they once were. Physical print newspapers are just not as popular as they were, and people resort to finding the news online or on TV. Newspapers essentially have become irrelevant compared to finding out the news in seconds online. Also, trusting credible sources is important, and making sure that newspapers are stating the truth and not opinions or false information. Moving the news to a digital platform where journalists can write stories and post them faster would be better instead of waiting for print. Also, provide information that shows viewers how to identify credible and reliable news sources.

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Magazines face challenges in today’s media landscape similar to newspapers, on not being as relevant or fast news. People are more likely to pick up their phone and scroll to find a story that is quick and appealing than buy a subscription or physically read one. Also trying to distinguish what is credible between marketing, ads, and opinions. Creating credible and educational magazines that are also uniquely appealing to buy a physical print would help the industry possibly.

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Although all forms of mass media have their own challenges, I think that newspapers have become one of the most overlooked forms of media in today's society. When major news is reported, or information is spread, it is almost always on social media, tv, radio, or just person to person. Overall, social media has taken over the distribution of information between sources and recipients. From personal experience, almost everything that I find out comes from social media or just being told (person who told most likely got it from social media). When I was younger, the newspaper still came to my house, and you still heard "hey, I saw you in the newspaper!". It was widely used around my community, and this was a great source of local news. Now, if someone says they saw me in the newspaper, it is actually the site of the newspaper on social media or the internet. Almost everything is digital and online now, and there is little to almost no demand for newspapers anymore. I think the next most challenging form is books. People now want a quick summary of information that is often again, found on the internet. People can also easily read an article online instead of checking out and reading a book. Paper copies of anything as a whole are just decreasing in demand by the day. I think that there is no reverse in this trend, and really all these industries can do is keep providing online and audio versions of these as this is what is most frequently used with people today and keep adjusting to the fast-paced trends of life.

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Newspapers has faced many challenges in the media literacy area. Each year less and less people resort to buying original newspapers and instead rely on social media platforms and online news sites to provide them with news. The problem with this is that online news sources often have little to no credibility but will still be pushed out or make the headlines leaving readers with incorrect information or misleading statements. A way this could be fixed is having legal requirements a newspaper must meet on all stories insuring quality and accuracy.

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As AI becomes increasingly more powerful but widely available for almost anyone sound recordings are going to face many issue in the face of media literacy. It is too often now days that fake voice recordings of influential people get spread of them saying controversial things and they are often not real. It’s important to realize the sheer amount of videos each of us watches everyday that has some sort of sound manipulation or something of that nature. I know there are already laws that con protect the people who are effected by these types of sound recordings but I believe they will to be more strictly enforced to be effective in this world.

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One major challenge newspapers face in promoting media literacy is competing with the speed and influence of digital and social media. Many readers prefer quick, online content over in-depth reporting, making it harder for newspapers to educate audiences on evaluating credible information. Limited funding and shrinking readership also restrict resources for media literacy initiatives. Additionally, misinformation spreads faster online than newspapers can respond, weakening their role in shaping informed, critical news consumers.

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Books face several challenges in promoting media literacy. Many people now rely on digital media for information, leaving books overlooked as slower or less accessible sources. The long production time of books makes it hard to keep content current in a rapidly changing media landscape. Additionally, declining reading habits and short attention spans reduce engagement. Without strong public interest or funding for educational programs, books struggle to reach audiences needing media literacy the most.

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Books face a good number of challenges within the media literacy landscape due to the rapid growth of technological advancements. We rely so much on digital media for information. Books are being tossed to the side due to the fact it is easier to look up the information on the internet. Lots of people within the public and education field are having a hard time funding for books due how easy it is to access the internet. That then leads us to having the struggle to even getting the books to reach the audiences.

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The magazines are struggling facing issues like not being as fast as social media platforms that do publish stories on the news and pop culture. Many of us across the nation and world do not want to wait for the next issue of the magazine to come out. We tend to pick up our phones and look it up rather than subscribing to a physical magazine. I think something that would be beneficial is that we come out with some magazines that are educational and could possibly be used within the education system. At a point in time my school used to require some of the grades to read a scholastic magazine and students seemed more engaged. This could be a beneficial for the magazine companies and help lead us back into wanting to engage in reading a physical copy of something rather than a digit one where we can find it in a short summary.

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The internet, and more so social media, is faced with the problem of misinformation and emotional bias that affect the media literacy. Echo chambers are being reinforced by the fact that online users, as the lecture pointed out, select content that supports their beliefs as opposed to assessing its credibility. Due to the impact of better engagement rather than accuracy, which is enhanced by algorithms, viewers tend to conflate popularity with trustworthiness. To combat this, the digital platforms might include a short context tag or a pop-up questionnaire stating the reasons a post is there and the credibility of its origin. They would enable the users to be more conscious of the digital gatekeeping and make a deliberate choice of the information they can trust and share on the internet.

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Television is also confronted with an enormous task of influencing media literacy as regards viewers tend to believe what they see and feel rather than how it was presented. Television, as Dr. Shemberger explained, has vast, anonymous audiences and relies on strong visuals and tone to change the perception. Such an emotional influence may make it hard to distinguish the truth and the opinion, and the passive idea use of a biased information is the result. Television networks can provide better media literacy by providing brief behind-the-story segments where they discuss the effect of framing, editing, and tone on messages. This openness would make viewers to be able to think critically about what they see rather than react to it.

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The book industry faces many challenges that have been a product of the rise in digital literacy. With the rise of digital technology many people have turned to short online articles and blogs. With the rise of the internet most people have turned away from physical books. I believe the book industry can try and move people back to the physical page by engaging more with readers before a new book is released. Some authors have turned to social media to try and connect with potential readers by giving limited background on characters and story lines, almost like a press tour that movie industries do for new and upcoming movies.

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Physical newspapers have become less and less popular over the years, with the rise in digital technology more and more people are turning to online news articles and social media platforms to get information. By turning to online platforms, it can be difficult to get correct information and relevant in a sea of misinformation. To avoid this misinformation and guide the public back to newspapers, newspaper industries could use social media to post correct and closely vetted material to ensure their readers get correct news and information while also being able to get more foot traffic on their sites and socials.

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Books themselves face many challenges in today's very technologically advanced world. Most people in today's time don't want to read anymore, especially not a physical book. Audiobooks, podcasts, and digital articles have become more popular. Most people would rather read on their phone, or listen to an audiobook while doing laundry, than they would sit down and read a paper book. One thing that helps me want to read more is if there is maybe a movie or even little short clips of scenes for me to watch after reading. I feel like if more books had little videos or "spoilers" it would improve the media literacy.

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The newspaper industry faces numerous challenges in today's day and age. A physical newspaper is something that is barely even made anymore, and never really read. The articles that can be read in a newspaper can also be read on your phone through the internet and social media. Why would today's society rather read paper than read something on their phone that is already in their hand, you know? The internet has been turned into "the newspaper," I guess you could say. I don't really know a way that newspapers could overcome their challenges. The world is so technology-influenced that much isn't even done on paper anymore.

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Books in printed format are on a tough road due to the fact that there are so many other avenues to access the wonders of the written word. The reign of the digital format is in and it does not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. The industry faces struggles such as audience. Most schools do not utilize printed books anymore. Instead, almost all of the curriculum can be accesses on PC. Formatting has evolved as there are several different options for readers to embark in their favorite imaginary worlds. For instance, e-readers like the Kindle and audiobooks that can be found on apps such as Audible. I believe that the writers could use social media to their advantage. Through social media, they could encourage their readers to engulf themselves in something that challenges their thinking.

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The magazine industry is facing several challenges, including selective reporting and competition from social media. These issues make it harder to attract readers, who often like to scroll through social media for quick, interesting and exciting topics. To help revive and renew the industry, magazines could focus on producing more educational and meaningful content. Additionally, promoting the mental health benefits of reading a physical magazine compared to the often overwhelming nature of social media could help re-engage audiences.

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The movie industry struggles with media literacy issues, as many films often include stereotypes or portray people and situations in unrealistic or one-sided ways. When audiences interpret these portrayals as accurate or factual, it can lead to the spread of misinformation and reinforce harmful or misleading narratives.

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The net is a vast gorge of information. There is so much information to sift through when we are researching or checking the news. Unfortunately, it is littered with mass amounts of misinformation and most people hang on every letter of it. That's where the sarcastic expression "if it's on the internet, then it must be true" comes from. There is also the issue of influence and bias on social media platforms. These such platforms has the tendency to create a loop for the reader algorithmically. Clicking on one topic can lead to a similar post of the same topic, continuing in a loop. Eventually, the reader begins to believe what they see because that's ALL they see. One of the ways that readers can break the loop is to use fact checkers such as FactCheck.org and Snopes to help weed out the misinformation.

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I think that the newspaper industry is currently struggling. The main challenge this industry faces is due to the technological revolution that has taken place within the past decade. It is much more convenient to see news from our cell phones rather than a physical paper that we have to carry around. News is just so easily accessible through our personal cell devices, that it really just overpowers the need for paper news. The best way that this industry could be improved would be for journalists to stress the importance of physical news and what goes into creating it, but I do think that within the next decade or so the need for newspapers will decrease.

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When looking at the internet, a huge challenge that I believe is very relevant and a major issue is that the internet is such a fast and quick way to receive information, that there are no critical thinking skills being used. Going along that thought process, it is easy for there to be misinformation spread throughout the media, and with lower critical thinking skills, more people will believe it and not go to multiple sources to find the correct information. People see one thing and fully believe it without diving deeper and doing more research. Another issue is that not everyone has access to the internet, and that can make it challenging to get information and media. Kind of like I mentioned before, a way for there to be improvement in the internet media industry, I think it is important that people use many sources and do their research to avoid misinformation. I also think a way to help is to make the internet more accessible to those who don't have access. Public libraries are dying, but I believe that there should be more places that allow free access to the internet and sources for people to get information.

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I think the magazine industry is another company that has been struggling within our society. Similar to the newspaper industry, the advancement of technology has really impacted the need for paper magazines as most pop culture phenomenons are posted on social media and other news websites. Additionally, the magazine industry has also been known for sharing news that is biased or overdramatized in order to catch audience's attention. I think that the best way to improve this industry would for the companies to post true and reliable stories and news.

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The second media industry I looked into was magazines. A challenge with magazines is that there has been a major decline in engagement, especially with the newer generations and the advanced technology. It is also easy for them to feel outdated due to them not being able to be revised or developed once they are published. A lot of magazines are also seen to have certain political standings and be biased, which may make the public avoid that type of media industry when getting their news. To help with magazines, I think that having a digitized version of magazines is a great start to making them more relevant in our newer generations. I also believe having the sources noticeable in the magazines can help reduce the bias and add fact-checking.

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Long gone are the days young kids would go around biking and delivering the paper to people’s doorsteps. Newspapers have long been overthrown and overshadowed my the technology we use in a day to day basis. The process to produce papers simply can’t outmatch making a post on twitter and its value has declined. To fix this I think it is best to make a form of newspaper app. Everyone are already in their phones so that is almost the only realistic avenue to salvage such device.

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Magazines are similar to newspapers as they are not a focal point of spreading information or being a channel of gossip. It would probably be best if magazines go digital to account for the current state of the world and also be interactive. This would bring back a lot of wanted attention and also provide something different in content sharing.

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Television also faces the issue that it has evolved from simple broadcasting to a more diversified digital system, with news now available through news channels, entertainment channels, and streaming over the internet. The most significant issue is that TV shows blend fact and entertainment, offering an imperceptible continuity between factual coverage and dramatic presentation. It has also been referred to as infotainment, where the viewer makes emotive and not factual choices. Apart from that, television commercials play a significant role in shaping fundamental attitudes, and viewers are most susceptible to advertising bias. It is not a simple process because it stifles critical thinking, in addition to demoralizing the audience's experience with the methods the media producers use.

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For the web, literacy could be enhanced by sites that contain interactive learning modules educating individuals on how to authenticate sources of information before publishing. Instant credibility feedback would follow. Awareness and critical thinking would result in the two industries' audiences being active, participatory media consumers, rather than passive receivers of information.

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The challenges that the newspaper industry has faced in recent years is the change from physical copies of newspapers to digital. Another issue has been the bias seen in news more in recent years than ever. With so many online sources, it is hard for people to know what is trustworthy and reliable, and what is not. This is dangerous for the people intaking the news as well as hard for the industry to stay afloat.

Something crucial that needs to happen to help with this issue is people need to be taught digital literacy and be taught what is to be trusted and not trusted.

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The internet is such a broad category, that faces many different issues in media literacy landscape. The internet is so accessible for people to post and intake false information. The information is being less and less filtered, so what is online for people to intake is becoming unthoughtful and dangerous.

As I stated previously on the issues that the newspaper industry has, it is becoming more important that digital literacy is taught, so that people don't trust the wrong sources.