1. BY: LEAH CAMERON, TAYLOR CURLEY, SAMANTHA HALYK, ALYSSA MCMURTRY, HAYLEY MUTCH, JENNIFER TURNBULL The News Cycle http://politicalkitten.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/24-hour-news-cycle1.jpg

2. Introduction What is the news cycle? New technology Argument: Speed deteriorating news quality Case Study: Luka Magnotta http://gotocrisisguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/11593579- socialmediaicons.png

3. The News Cycle -PRINT = time between one edition of the paper to the next days edition – a 24hr period where no new news is released. (wiseGEEK, 2013) http://planetforward.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/online-news1-300x200.jpg

4. The News Cycle Its no longer about which outlet breaks the new[s] or how fast, its going to be about how well they can report on something that everybody has already seen. - Mitch Joel, Welcome to the Sixty Second News Cycle – Death to the 24 Hour News Cycle." http://mhsseagleeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/daily-online-newspapers.jpg

5. Case Study: Luka Magnotta http://lukatrial.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lukaflight.jpghttp://www.canada.com/cms/binary/7738717.jpg

6. 4 Stages of the news cycle 1) breaking news 2) context 3) analysis 4) archival http://communityorganizer20.com/2012/02/13/social-media-and-journalism-key- impact-areas/http://communityorganizer20.com/2012/02/13/social-media-and-journalism-key- impact-areas/

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8. Who reports it and does that change? Everyone reported this story because it affected a large area The area grew as more information was revealed about Magnotta and the case More news outlets picked up the story once it infiltrated their area Tina Spencer (Managing Editor @ Postmedia News): It can be difficult to keep up. Its even more difficult to lead that news cycle, which is why no one news organization consistently does have the lede. All formats picked up the story: print, online, TV and radio http://www.harmelin.com/uploads/images/services/c9d5e5f38296440a1ffbd 82221774480.png

9. Life of Story Emerged on May 29, 2012 Foot was found CTV Ottawa – May 29 th, 2012 @11:59 am One of the first to break the story on Twitter Ended on March 11, 2013 Publication ban issued

10. Local The Ottawa Citizen The Montreal Gazette - two big players Ottawa Sun La Presse CTV Ottawa http://www.cibpamontreal.com/images/gazette.gifhttp://www.fmcfs.ca/CTV.jpghttp://www.id-3.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/les_editions_la_presse.jpg http://www.ottawacitizen.com/ios-redirect/images/logo_ottawacitizen.png

11. National The Globe & Mail The National Post CBC Other CTV local stations across Canada http://www.jersvision.org/sites/default/files/blog/2013/Jul/04/cbc.jpghttps://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/633698755/npfav.png

12. International United States - CNN - The New York Times - Reuters United Kingdom - BBC - The Guardian Europe - The Local – Berlin - Berliner Morgenpost – Berlin Middle East - Al Jazeera http://embed.ly/static/providers/logos/cnn.png?v=c2f18 http://www.cyberwarnews.info/wp-content/gallery/opbbc/bbc-logo.jpghttp://moonofthesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Al_Jazeera_logo- feature.png

13. How does the content change over time? The content changes with official information -Police Reports of body parts in the mail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J66uyQUy6TY -Questions of what it could mean, speculation http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2012/05/20120530-212932.html The content changes when identity revealed - Internet sources (bestgore.com), Luka Magnottas own pages, Montana Lawyer who reported it to police, kitten killer connections, Karla Holmoka connections, graphic descriptions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PGTQFEl_lEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PGTQFEl_lE 0:40- 1:40 The focus turns to Luka Magnottas personality -Bring in psychologists to analyse his character -Focus on narrative of Luka Magnotta and narcissism Focus turns to International Manhunt -International media begin to report on the story after he is suspected to be in France -Reports about how he has been spotted in Paris Content becomes more analytical after arrest -Analyses over internet use and narcissism, fame, why police didnt know about him, how online sleuths knew about him a year prior to murder Media still conflicted- June 6 th - Inside his mind. Global- 3:25 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IPRK6Fjpao http://www.cyberwarnews.info/wp-content/gallery/opbbc/bbc-logo.jpghttp://storage.canoe.ca/v1/suns-prod-images/1297269190079_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80

14. Whats reported on various platforms? - Online and print stories shared content - TV stories demonstrated a similar pattern in content - As popularity grew, story became sensationalized http://www.newslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/shutterstock_51153439-261x300.jpg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/07/cannibalism-addiction-karen-hylen-psychopaths_n_1570470.html

15. Its motion for motions sake...volume without thought. It is news panic, a lack of discipline, an inability to say no. – Dean Starkman

16. Platforms continued… Focus shifts from suspect to victim Over time, public desensitized to graphic content http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/ID/2241556427/?page=9&sort=MostPopular http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/101661-video-horror-and-cleanup-in-apartment-208

17. Knowing when to break the news For Journalists - Heightened amount of pressure - Pack Journalism - Citizen Journalism - Getting trustworthy sources - When to follow a lead http://magazine.concordia.ca/2005/september/features/Journalism.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yXKiTaHPbEY

18. Social Media and the News Cycle http://www.schools.com/visuals/social-media-news.html

19. Social Media and the News Cycle AdvantagesDisadvantages News is more participatory (EMEA Media Practice) Promotes short, quick news = less investigative journalism News is available quicker (Wilma Stassen) Less time to fact check More access to sources and audience (Gavin Adamson, assistant professor at Ryerson University) Misinformation spreads quicker Because theres more and more content uploaded, the speed at which a rumour can circulate is just amazing, - Chris Wardle, Storyfuls director of news services

20. Social Media Coverage of Luka Magnotta Received live updates through Twitter and Facebook Media outlets posted updates on social media before their website (Gaurav Mishra) Ottawa Sun: Story now online, German cops arrested Ottawa/Montreal body parts suspect Luka Magnotta. http://blogs-images.forbes.com/benkerschberg/files/2011/09/Social-Media- Icons.png

21. Social Media Coverage of Luka Magnotta Reported speculation We are now hearing Ottawa police have found another body part – not sure where, could be Canada Post, (Michael Le Couteur, Global National Correspondent) Police wonder if Magnotta linked to other crimes, murder of V Leblanc in Gatineau?, comp SK suspect. (Dominic Fazioli, Global News) Tried to keep the story going Manhunt for body-parts suspect Magnotta continues. https://www.facebook.com/images/fb_icon_325x325.pnghttp://ae-lane-report.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/twitter.png

22. Social Media Coverage of Luka Magnotta Sensationalizing the story Delving into deeper issues – What kind of person murders and mails out victims body parts? Public Participation - helped facilitate international manhunt Incorrect information was reported - no connection between the foot found in Ottawa and the torso found in Montreal - Reported Jun Lins age was 33 when he was actually 32 - Magnotta was linked to Karla Homolka http://www.pha-media.com/digital-pr-blog/files/2013/03/alg_facebook_laptop-2.jpg

23. EVOLUTION OF THE NEWS CYCLE http://www.roadrunner5kfunrun.com/img/roadrunner.jpg

24. How has the news cycle changed? Something happens in the world and somebody, somewhere is informing the world through text, images, audio and even video within sixty seconds. - Mitch Joel

25. Evolution cont. http://www.blackradionetwork.com/images/headline/1253066360.jpg

26. Evolution of News Cycle reflected in Magnotta Case More reporters on the case Story spread internationally Local: Body Parts International: Arrested in Internet café in Berlin Moved through a large news cycle International coverage ends after June 2012 Rebooted through spin off stories Will pick up again when trial begins in September 2014 http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/suns-prod- images/1297387520163_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&size=650x

27. Evolution of News Cycle reflected in Magnotta Case

28. Guest Speaker Meghan Hurley -Reporter, The Ottawa Citizen http://dictate.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/journolist-tools- 780px1.png https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2907088442/1f187d1a6c8d6ccdf2a2267ca8703ff6.jpeg

29. Where does this leave us? Speed vs. Accuracy http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race

30. Where cont. https://www.borrowwisely.org/app/webroot/files/uploads/images/default%20error.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/- V78o_eU2h_w/TW2bu5QQ9rI/AAAAAAAABHs/UAmBokIqh0k/s1600/TheaterCurtains.j pg http://www.loridennis.com/greenblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/puzzle- pieces.jpg

31. How the 24 hour news cycle affects journalists We can now engage in feedback and debate with our audience Journalists produce more stories in less time Less investigative journalism The nasty little truth about 24 hour news whether cable TV/the internet – is that most of it is not news. - (No Time to Think) http://my.hsj.org/Portals/2/Schools/859/Article286174_newspaper_webber.jpg

32. Discussion ?