Lecture 22 Introduction to e journalism

In the developing world online publishers are drawing large amounts of traffic and reaping the rewards of online publishing. The oldest example of an online newspaper or in this case a weekly summary over the weekend's news is the Weekend City Press Review, set up in 1991 this was a pioneer in the online market. This subscription based service continues to run today. But they are based on hard copy reports and papers. See 'Hybrid newspapers' section of this page. Truly 'Online Only' newspapers and magazines started much later, with the exception of "News Report", an online newspaper created by Bruce Parrello in 1974 on the PLATO system at the University of Illinois.

Electronic journalism (EJ) or electronic news-gathering (ENG) is most associated with broadcast news where television producers, reporters and editors make use of electronic video production recording devices for gathering and presenting information in telecasts and radio transmissions reaching the public. The acquisition media of choice in 2005 are characterized by a variety of competing types or "formats" of video tape. Sound recording and editing offer a large number of analogue and digital systems. Still images, graphics and animation have their own sets of tools. The editorial systems available provide journalistswith tools for fast and flexible assembly and delivery of electronically gathered and edited news reports.

Video journalism

Television news via video is seen daily by millions of people around the world. Some of the typical uses include interviews, panel discussions, press conferences and speeches. Live television and pre-recorded video is also used in news coverage of accidents, natural disasters and war coverage. Newspapers are also using video journalism online.

Audio journalism

Radio has long been used to broadcast news as quickly as possible. Many important speeches and public events were covered on radio and still are today. With the growing availability of small, yet high-quality, cassette recorders, such as those from Marantz and Sony, radio reporters are able to make use of natural sounds and interviews which brings great detail to their reports. National Public Radio's All Things Considered has been a pioneer in the use of such sound elements woven into the fabric of its reports.

Online E newspaper

An online E newspaper, also known as a web newspaper, is a newspaper that exists on the World Wide 

Web or Internet, either separately or as an online version of a printed periodical.

Going online created more opportunities for newspapers, such as competing with broadcast

journalism in presenting breaking news in a more timely manner. The credibility and strong brand

recognition of well-established newspapers, and the close relationships they have with advertisers, are

also seen by many in the newspaper industry as strengthening their chances of survival. [1] The

movement away from the printing process can also help decrease costs.