Graphs HW


Graph 1:
This graph shows that the BBC dominates the majority of the stories read with 39%.

-Surprisingly, Channel 4 does not get a lot of stories read, despite them being a very well known and profitable.

-Overall, the competition is not very spread out and it is dominated by a few companies.

- The BBC has more stories read than the guardian, daily mail and MSN put together


Graph 2:
This shows that over recent years, the internet has become more popular than print magazines as a way of reading the news.

-I thought the internet would be a lot further ahead in 2015 than it was.

-There is a steady increase for the internet over recent years suggesting it will continue to rise in the future

-The amount of money spent on magazines and newspapers has not changed a lot. It is only the internet that has increased in money spent.


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