E- Journalism
Introduction
The progress of technology inevitably gives the chance to many sectors to evolve and develop through it. Journalism is also among these sectors. Within this progress, one of the most fundamental devices that have been developed for the journalistic world – if not the most fundamental – is the internet. Discussing about it in 2009, we are talking about the biggest connection network that has ever been set up in human history. Gold mines of data are at every turn available for inquiry and research, wherever a user may be. The only things someone will need are a computer and a line or a connection to the internet. So, anyone can realize that the way journalism was applied before the creation and development of the internet has radically changed in comparison with these days. Journalists have now big data bases at their disposal that surely bear other difficulties and require new skills such as the correct analysis and selection of the appropriate elements for an exact reportage.
All the above may constitute some elements of the evolution of journalism, but along with the spreading of the internet there was not only evolution but also birth of new branches of journalism, as the commonly known e-journalism became extremely developed. Now the websites, apart from being informative means, also interact through various acts, rendering the informing easier for the user and offering him more choices than a newspaper, or even the TV, could offer. The aim of this project is to study three electronic newspapers based on their interactivity. That means, how much and in which ways they interact with the users. The electronic newspapers that will be studied come from Greece and focus on worldwide athletic events, with a particular emphasis on the current greek athletic events. This research will focus on three webpages: www.sport24.gr, www.contra.gr , www.sportfm.gr . The aim is, after the end of the project, to have reached some in-depth, thorough
The progress of technology inevitably gives the chance to many sectors to evolve and develop through it. Journalism is also among these sectors. Within this progress, one of the most fundamental devices that have been developed for the journalistic world – if not the most fundamental – is the internet. Discussing about it in 2009, we are talking about the biggest connection network that has ever been set up in human history. Gold mines of data are at every turn available for inquiry and research, wherever a user may be. The only things someone will need are a computer and a line or a connection to the internet. So, anyone can realize that the way journalism was applied before the creation and development of the internet has radically changed in comparison with these days. Journalists have now big data bases at their disposal that surely bear other difficulties and require new skills such as the correct analysis and selection of the appropriate elements for an exact reportage.
All the above may constitute some elements of the evolution of journalism, but along with the spreading of the internet there was not only evolution but also birth of new branches of journalism, as the commonly known e-journalism became extremely developed. Now the websites, apart from being informative means, also interact through various acts, rendering the informing easier for the user and offering him more choices than a newspaper, or even the TV, could offer. The aim of this project is to study three electronic newspapers based on their interactivity. That means, how much and in which ways they interact with the users. The electronic newspapers that will be studied come from Greece and focus on worldwide athletic events, with a particular emphasis on the current greek athletic events. This research will focus on three webpages: www.sport24.gr, www.contra.gr , www.sportfm.gr . The aim is, after the end of the project, to have reached some in-depth, thorough
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