1 00:00:05,510 --> 00:00:08,710 So, what we are going to discuss today. 2 00:00:09,210 --> 00:00:16,010 First of all, if you have not read the documents I sent you for this week, 3 00:00:16,770 --> 00:00:20,350 please do it before watching this very short video. 4 00:00:20,990 --> 00:00:26,190 It's very important that you start by doing the exercises I've put 5 00:00:26,390 --> 00:00:31,110 on the platform, that you answer the questions and you follow the 6 00:00:31,310 --> 00:00:32,230 instructions. 7 00:00:32,970 --> 00:00:35,430 Please, please do it honestly. 8 00:00:38,190 --> 00:00:40,030 Now, I'm going to start with this subject. 9 00:00:40,650 --> 00:00:50,940 So, if you have read these different documents, you know that the documents 10 00:00:51,140 --> 00:00:56,120 are dealing with what we call news 11 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:57,300 desert. 12 00:00:58,220 --> 00:01:01,100 What is news desert? 13 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:02,880 This is what I have to explain. 14 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,660 First, I'm going to say that it's very common in the United States 15 00:01:06,860 --> 00:01:10,440 and we can't understand it because it is a very big country. 16 00:01:11,260 --> 00:01:17,940 It is one of the largest countries in the world and not all places, 17 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:21,660 all regions have what we call local news. 18 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,100 This is what we are going to look at today. 19 00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:27,800 There is an explanation for that. 20 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:34,100 Sometimes they have local news but they are not targeting the 21 00:01:34,300 --> 00:01:39,080 population, which means that the population are not connected with 22 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:40,680 the local news for different reasons. 23 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:41,680 It could be the language. 24 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:46,520 We understand that in the United States, in the south of the United 25 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:51,040 States, the English language is not the official language and you 26 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:56,820 have many people who do not speak English but rather speak Spanish. 27 00:01:57,340 --> 00:02:00,000 They are known as the Hispanics. 28 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,760 So, because of that, they do not have access to the news. 29 00:02:04,060 --> 00:02:10,900 This is one issue that we have to look at and try to think and 30 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:11,860 find a solution. 31 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:19,500 It means that regarding the news, not everyone receives the news 32 00:02:19,700 --> 00:02:22,260 as they should receive them. 33 00:02:23,300 --> 00:02:31,060 Another reason why we have this news desert is also due to the 34 00:02:31,260 --> 00:02:35,060 fact that you have the development of the internet. 35 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:41,540 Who says internet says that it is going to affect first local 36 00:02:41,740 --> 00:02:48,120 news and also because of advertising, internet is going to attract all 37 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,940 the advertisement, all the money that comes with advertising. 38 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,360 So, this is why you will have lots of local news disappearing. 39 00:02:56,900 --> 00:03:08,180 So, this phenomenon is also to be added to what results in news 40 00:03:08,380 --> 00:03:09,780 desert today. 41 00:03:10,380 --> 00:03:14,840 I'm going to add one more phenomenon. 42 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:21,480 It is because we have sometimes big companies, big corporations buying, 43 00:03:21,860 --> 00:03:26,040 purchasing those more local news companies. 44 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:31,300 So, this has to be taken into consideration. 45 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,280 So, what are the consequences of all this? 46 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,440 If you analyze the different documents and what you should have found 47 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:44,020 out after the reading of these documents is that what is at stake 48 00:03:44,220 --> 00:03:46,840 here is democracy. 49 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,920 Democracy is at stake in many aspects. 50 00:03:51,260 --> 00:03:52,420 I'm going to try to explain. 51 00:03:52,860 --> 00:03:57,260 First, you have misinformation, which means that people are not 52 00:03:57,460 --> 00:04:04,720 very well informed, especially when there are concerns about the 53 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:10,480 local governments and how the region, the city is managed. 54 00:04:10,900 --> 00:04:17,040 All information about all local information is not passed effectively. 55 00:04:17,740 --> 00:04:21,260 We can speak of this information as well. 56 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,260 That has an impact on corruption. 57 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,900 It has an impact on taxes and many other things. 58 00:04:30,420 --> 00:04:31,860 So, what is at stake here? 59 00:04:32,060 --> 00:04:34,780 What we have to understand is democracy. 60 00:04:35,340 --> 00:04:41,620 If there is no local news, there is a risk that democracy 61 00:04:41,820 --> 00:04:43,200 is less respected. 62 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:52,280 So, all the different texts you have here turn around this notion. 63 00:04:54,300 --> 00:04:55,060 The solution. 64 00:04:55,260 --> 00:04:57,000 We have to think about the solution. 65 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,160 From where could the solution come here? 66 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,820 The solution could come from startups, of course. 67 00:05:04,340 --> 00:05:11,080 Also, we can mention the philanthropists who have money 68 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:13,000 and who can invest in local news. 69 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:19,380 Also, we can look at new technologies, which means that startups, 70 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:26,600 the philanthropists, have to use technology to find 71 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,020 a solution and to hire new writers. 72 00:05:30,540 --> 00:05:35,580 This is the solution for what is 73 00:05:35,780 --> 00:05:40,300 happening here for the news desert. 74 00:05:42,770 --> 00:05:46,570 This is what I wanted you to find in these different documents. 75 00:05:47,590 --> 00:05:53,470 I'm going to have a look at what you put in the platform as your 76 00:05:53,670 --> 00:05:56,850 answers and I will come back to you next week. 77 00:05:57,110 --> 00:05:57,870 Thank you very much.