National newspaper business

The Sun

The Sun is a national newspaper owned by a company called ‘News international,’ which in turn is owned by Rupert Murdoch. Like the Crawley Observer, the Sun is a vertical company. This means that everything from the writing of to the publication of the newspaper is done within The Suns’ company with little to no outsourcing. The Sun has been producing newspapers since 1963 and since has become the tenth-largest circulation of any newspaper in the world and the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in the United Kingdom.

Local newspaper business

The Crawley Observer

The Crawley Observer is a local newspaper to the town of Crawley, informing its residents about local news from businesses to crime. This is a vertical business as their only focus is their newspaper. The Crawley Observer does everything to make their newspaper; they write it, print it and publish it. This means that they are completely independent of themselves and require little to no help when making their newspaper.

Different Media industries

Film:

The film media industry is the production of movies.

TV:

TV media industry produces satellite and terrestrial channels.

Animation:

Animation is the production of cartoons and other animated pictures for film, TV and the internet.

Photo: 

The photo industry is responsible for taking, archiving and distributing photos.

Newspapers:

The newspaper industry releases information daily to the public.

Magazines:

Magazines are often a weekly or monthly small book that is released to the public to inform them of a certain subject or provide entertainment (e.g. TV-guide or comic books.)

Music:

The music industry produces music for the population

Radio:

Radio industries are responsible for creating stations in which people can hear certain music, news or even information concerning a certain subject.

Web/Adverts:

Websites and adverts are often used to persuade people to go to somewhere or do something, for example go to an event or look up a website.

Publishing:

The publishing industry publishes books to release infomation to the public.

Facilities:
 The facilities loan out equipment, such as video cameras, to professional film developers.