Nothing about online journalism is unknown or new to us. Online Journalism also known as Digital journalism is a contemporary form of journalism where editorial content is distributed via the Internet, which is the quite opposite of publishing via print or broadcast. The increase in the advancement of technology and digital media has reduced the consumption of news through the traditional methods like newspapers. This has also increased the role of citizens in journalism where they get a chance to publish and provide content online without even being part of any news organisation as such. Every citizen now who has a smart phone is capable of being a journalist. Nowadays, a lot of unexpected news and the news that is considered not newsworthy is becoming one of those viral trends on social media. Digital journalism allows the concept of feedback whereas that is not the case with the traditional media and television. A lot of journalists now gather information through their online sources and publish their content. The goals of print and digital journalism are the same, although different tools are needed to function. One major dispute regards the credibility of these online news websites. It is totally in the minds of the users to believe or not believe the online media portals and their credibility.
The advantages to online journalism is that there is no space limit and it helps us connect to several other related topics or articles without losing the user, using a concept called hyperlinks. Keeping the reader linked to the article is quite important because, as we know that the reader’s reading span is quite small and its very for him/her to get distracted. Drawing attention of the readers also depends upon what kind of headline you give the articles and also the multimedia you use and make the article as interactive as possible, which is only possible through online media.
Online journalism makes it possible for us to access news, from anywhere in the world. It has made spreading information easier, simpler and faster.
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