Distinguishing Characteristics of Online Journalism

Distinguishing characteristics of online journalism
• Real time
• Shifted time
• Multimedia
• Interactive
Characteristics of online journalism
• Hypertextuality
• Interactivity
• Multimediality
• Immediacy
Characteristics of the Internet
1. Anonymity
2. Interactivity
3. Beyond geography
4. Online community
5. Lower cost to participate in the public sphere
6. Lower threshold for self-expression of political opinions
Impact of Internet on Journalism
1- Traditional media started developing online presence
2- Anyone can be publisher
3- Internet introduced Mass interaction to mass media
4- Impact of internet on News gathering
5- Impact of internet on Access to information and distribution of News
Flexible Delivery Platforms
Online news contents included in searchable databases
. SMS on cells