Newspapers: ownership
Ownership as of 2010, the independent came under the ownership of Alexander Lebedev Owned by news UK, who, in turn are part of the american mass media conglomerate, news corp. Rupert Murdoch is the executive chairman Marketing and distribution The independent The last printed edition of the independent was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only its digital editions The I was also launched as a competitor for free papers. Originally a sister newspaper to the independent, it cost only 20p when first published. However, it is now owned by JPIMedia Reception theory - stuart hall Preferred reading This is when audiences respond to the product the way media producers want/expect then to oppositional reading This is when the audience are in complete disagreement with the product's messages or setting Negotiated This is when a member of the audience partly agrees with part of the product e.g. film documatry, tv programme Sun: Sex and celebrity Less words Soft news