News Corp first quarter 2015 earnings fall 15% as advertising revenue tumbles
Summary
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has suffered a 15% slide in first quarter earnings as advertisers continue to shy away from newspaper offerings.
Key data
- Business earnings fell 11% in the three months to 30 September, mainly on account of a weak print advertising market in Australia
- Advertising revenue in the segment was down 13% during the quarter, despite an increase in digital advertising sales.
- News Corp’s overall earnings, before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to US$165m in the three months to 30 September, while revenues declined four per cent to US$2.01bn.
My View
In my opinion I believe news corp have suffered quite a lot recently as it is becoming increasingly harder to earn advertising revenues when most audiences are not interested in advertisement.
Parents, is it OK to spy on your child's online search history?
Summary
This article is about giving parents detailed activity reports of their child's online search history and arguing whether or not it would be harmful or useful to young people if they were constantly monitored about what they were viewing online With a young generation more internet-savvy than their parents, ensuring online safety for minors surfing an ever-expanding web becomes a hard task. Today’s parents don’t have an older generation to turn to for tech advice, so many turn to parental control software instead.
Key data
- Microsoft this summer launched its new Windows 10 feature that lets parents see what their children get up to online
- The UN convention on the rights of the child stipulates that children have a right to privacy and a right to information. They also have a right to protection from all types of violence and exploitation – and there lies the rub.
My view
I believe that it would be harmful if young children were constantly monitored on everything they did as this would be a risk to them gaining knowledge and being unaware on things they may not be able to discuss or find out in reality. it may cause rifts and arguments and they may simply find another way to find out more information therefore they should be left alone.
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