The days that we no longer make use of newspaper and television as the only source of news, doesn't seem as far fetched in the future anymore. With internet and services like blogs and social networking sites, the news readers are also slowly becoming the news reporters as well! We don't don't even have to wait for an hour before we are hit with the latest (in the true sense of the word) news on the blogs. People who happened to be or live in the neighborhood where the "news-worthy" event takes place have the ability to report them as soon as they take place. And they do use this power to spread this news. For example, the attack on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, last year. The news of the attack spread like wild fire. People witnessing the attack live, were quick at reporting it with every detail, for the benefit of those who were at a distance. Even videos of the happenings and shootings were up on the blogs, in mere seconds of them happening!
Isn't it amazing what power has the internet endowed us all with? The developments in the field of internet technology has facilitated all social activities and others to become a to-way process with the user required to actively participate in the process. And even journalism has failed to prove itself an exception in the case.
I found an interesting and similar to above mentioned view on internet Journalism. Here it is for you all to read:-
As the old song says, “Video Killed The Radio Star,” and the Internet is killing journalists, or at least news organizations like newspapers and television news shows that no longer provide the same value to their customers.
Journalists are seeing their career paths die right before their eyes. There are even websites like Newspaper Death Watch and a Google Maps project that tracks job layoffs at newspapers across the United States. November marks seven consecutive quarters of declining advertising revenue for U.S. newspapers.
How Did Journalism Get Here?
Journalism started dying when people stopped looking to newspapers and television for news. It is as simple as that. Mindy McAdams, the current Knight Chair for Journalism, recalls that in 1995 people turned to television for coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing, but by 2001 public demand crashed CNN’s online servers in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks.
The Internet has slowly, but surely taken over the role of “see it here first” journalism. Even 24-hour news stations like CNN, MSNBC and FOX News do not have the ability to show news as it happens anywhere in the world. The Internet does.
The All-Powerful Internet!
It is completely true that we all have stopped turning towards Newspapers and Television for our daily dose of news. Like mentioned above, even though 24-hour news stations can't telecast news as and when it happens the internet does. Hence, even these news stations as well as newpaper publication companies have jumped on the internet bandwagon and now have an online version.
These traditional news companies starting an online version, has also added another point to the list of advantages of internet journalism. Now we can view, international news as well as news from the local news firm. Like my father gets to read the Times of India online whenever he feels like it, here in Singapore, which would have not been possible without the internet.
Another point to be noted is what the future seem to hold for us when it comes to online news? What with the introduction of technologies such as the amazon Kindle and the latest product by apple, the iPad.
In spite of all the powers of the internet, many people still read news-papers and watch television. But as Amazon kindle and iPad become more and more popular, there is a strong possibility of the traditional news media becoming completely obscure! It wouldn't be surprising if in the future we find ourselves completely without news-papers!
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