E-journalism: The future of news
Web journalism helps one to read, hear and view the news, all at the same time! Those who cannot access television, radio and newspapers, keep themselves updated, courtesy the electronic edition of newspapers. Yes, change is the only constant!
CJ: Asheesh Kumar Shukla Mon, Feb 11, 2008 11:04:37 IST
Views: 4122 Comments: 2Rate: 3.65 / 20 votes Media Revolution : Web Designing - Best pick for a creative career BEING AN unavoidable universal rule, change does not spare media too. Earlier, the two main sources of news were the newspaper and the radio. A majority of the people opined at the time that web journalism would relegate other forms of media to history. The FM system (used for broadcasting radio programmes) revolutionised the radio and simultaneously, newer editions and newer versions of the newspaper arrived.
Web journalism entered India about ten years ago. Initially, it had to cope with the pressures posed by the post-liberalisation era. The deteriorating plight of web journalism led one to question its very survival. But some companies decided to stick it out, come rain or shine and availed, during the period 2000 - 2002, the services provided by the search engines like Google.
The web revolution started soon thereafter, with newspapers launching their Internet editions. Foreign majors like Yahoo, Google and MSN also played the role of sheet anchor. These portals also recognised the importance of Hindi and other regional languages. The agreement between Yahoo and Jagran, to initiate a portal, could be an important milestone in the history as well as the future of e-journalism. It will also boost dissemination of news. The linguistic purity associated with web journalism is still a debated topic. It must always be kept in mind that news is read from a newspaper, heard over radio and viewed on electronic media. But with web journalism we can read, hear and view news, all at the same time.
Whatever is being written by renowned writers on the Internet is a mere drop of water in the desert. Media adds lustre to personalities active in electronic and print media. But e-journalism is potentially a very impressive medium. But it is not right to infer that web journalism involves editing and writing of stories alone. However, such portals are good in the short run, but are players in the long run. Websites are assisted by news agencies associated with the print and electronic media. But true websites are those that boast of dedicated teams of reporters and journalists.
With increased use of computers and broadband, web journalism has grown by leaps and bounds. Those who cannot access television, radio and newspapers, keep themselves updated through the e-editions of newspapers. With increase in mobile services, which provides connectivity to the Internet through GPRS, the role of web journalism has become significant. Although the country has to overcome the barriers posed by inadequate and poor quality power, high rentals associated with broadband services, the low-cost computers have supported the dissemination of Internet-based news. A laptop is now cheaper than a desktop!
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