History: On the website ‘The Independent‘, the launch of the i was announced on 19th October 2010. The first issue went on sale for 20p on 26 October 2010.
Format: It is tabloid-size (17 x 11 inches) and stapled. The first issue contained 56 pages.
Editors: 2013= Oliver Duff
Political stance: It claims to be politically balanced and aims to publish from both left and right views as well as take a political stance on the centre the political spectrum.
Target Audience: left centered, male, university educated, older (25 – 60)
Cost: The cost varied from 20p in 2010 to 60p in 2017
Circulation: 221,083 (October 2019)
Profit: £1 million (December 2017)
News Values
Gatekeepers
Regulation / Deregulation
Free market vs Monopolies & Mergers
Media concentration / Conglomerates / Globalisation (in terms of media ownership)
Vertical Integration & Horizontal Integration
Neo-liberalism and the Alt-Right
Surveillance / Privacy / Security / GDPR
The Leveson Enquiry
patterns of ownership and control, including conglomerate mergers,vertical / horizontal integration and diversification
the impact of economic factors, including commercial and not-for-profit aims and intentions
the processes of production, distribution and circulation
the role played by keyorganisations, groups and individuals in a global context
how media organisations maintain, varieties of audiencesnationally and globally
recent technological change in terms of production, distribution and circulation
patterns of consumption and response in terms of new media technologies
the impact of ‘new’ digital technologies on media regulation, including the role of individual producers
the regulatory framework of contemporary media in the UK
