DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONLINE AND PRINT JOURNALISM
Online journalism:
Online journalism on the other hand is the type of journalism practiced through
the medium of the internet. It is the gathering of facts, stories and reports which
are produced and distributed through the internet.
Print journalism used to be the order of the day, but with the advent of the
internet, journalism has taken a new dimension in the shape of online
journalism. So without further ado, let us take a look at the characteristics or
nature of online journalism.
1. Online journalism unlike print journalism has an infinite number of
pages, which mean space is not an issue. This therefore means that
articles and stories can be lengthy in nature since there is no page
limit.
2. It is easier and cheaper to produce news online than it is to produce it
on newspapers and magazines.
3. There isn’t much of a deadline to beat in online journalism when
reporters are posting stories and articles.
4. With online journalism, news is spread with lightening speed. The
internet is now the fastest way to report news.
5. Besides its lightening speed of breaking news, news distributed online
can be heard all over the world. Unlike print journalism, online
journalism can circulate all over the world.
6. With online journalism so many features can be added to the news
story or article. Features such as videos, comment boxes, moving
images and what have you can be easily added to the stories to
enhance them.
7. There is much interactivity among readers of online news. Readers can
easily leave their comments on an issue thanks to such things as
comment boxes and online forums.
