The Impact of Electronic Media and the Internet on Print Media
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The Impact of Electronic Media and the Internet on Print Media
New technology has developed rapidly since the birth of the internet, and it continues to expand and evolve affecting many domains, especially the print media. This essay will investigate the influence and impact of current technology of the electronic media and World Wide Web on print media, and how future developments in technology will affect the future direction of the traditional newspaper. The way in which “Bloggers” have influenced traditional journalism will also be explored and how this has affected the journalism profession. In addition, the negative impacts of how the electronic media is being used as a political forum will also be investigated. Finally, the author will predict the consequences of future developments in this rapidly growing industry and the implications this may have on the direction of print media.
Through technological advancements the television and internet now deliver the news instantly into our homes, which has inadvertently put pressure on the traditional newspaper to deliver up-to-the minute news. As technology developed swiftly over the 20th century, some academics could see the demise of the newspaper as early as the late 1960s. Marshall McLuhan (HREF1) an academic and commentator on communications technology prophesied “that printed books would become obsolete, killed off by television and other electronic information technology”. To compete with other more sophisticated electronic media systems, and to survive, newspapers joined the technological revolution and many publications went online in the fight to remain the number one information provider (Kesley 1995:16). In contrast, Kelsey (1995) states the main reaso...
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how new technology has developed rapidly since the birth of the internet, and it continues to expand and evolve affecting many domains, especially the print media.
- Analyzes how technology has put pressure on the traditional newspaper to deliver up-to-the-minute news.
- Argues that other print media have resisted being fully represented on the web, arguing that these same factors are applicable to the internet.
- Analyzes how new technology has developed rapidly since the birth of the internet, and it continues to expand and evolve affecting many domains, especially the print media.
- Analyzes how technology has put pressure on the traditional newspaper to deliver up-to-the-minute news.
- Argues that other print media have resisted being fully represented on the web, arguing that these same factors are applicable to the internet.
- Argues that the accuracy and legitimacy of news items on the internet could be questioned as they are produced by the ordinary lay person.
- Analyzes how the internet has been used by terrorists to communicate messages, ransom demands, and fear. as technology develops, so does the end users experience and knowledge of the every changing technology.
- Posits that the internet will supersede the traditional newspaper over the next twenty years to thirty years.
- Concludes that new technology in the electronic media and the world wide web will continue to play a key role in changing the future direction of the print media.
- Describes fulton, k., "a tour of our uncertain future". columbia journalism review, march/april 1996.
- Explains kelsey, j.f., the next generation newspaper: avoiding future shock, editor & publisher, february 4, 1995.
- States matheson, d. (2004), weblogs and the epistemology of the news: some trends in online journalism.
- Analyzes how rupert murdoch turned a small-town newspaper into an extensive media empire that informs and entertains half the world.
- Explains stahl, j. (2004). islamic fundamentalists adept at using media, analysts say.
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- Explains how the internet and social media have an impact on journalism. high-profile news stories broke first via twitter and facebook, including the discovery and death of osama bin laden.
- Explains that 60% of respondents prefer accessing their news online via social media or news sites due to the accessibility and convenience of it.
928 wordsRead More - The Future of Journalismopinion essayThirty years ago, if I told you that the primary means of communicating and disseminating information would be a series of interconnected computer networks you would of thought I was watching Star Trek or reading a science fiction novel. In 2010, the future of mass media is upon us today; the Internet. The Internet is and will only grow in the future as the primary means of delivering news, information and entertainment to the vast majority of Americans. Mass media as we know it today will take new shape and form in the next few years with the convergence and migration of three legacy mediums (Television, Radio, Newspaper) into one that is based on the Internet and will replace these mediums forever changing the face of journalism, media and politics. In this paper I will attempt to explain the transition of print media to one of the internet, how the shift to an internet based media environment will impact journalism and mass media, and how this migration will benefit society and forever change the dynamic of news and politics.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the internet is and will only grow in the future as the primary means of delivering news, information and entertainment to the vast majority of americans.
- Explains that 74% of americans use the internet and have access within their household. this ease of use and convenience casts a shadow upon the future of printed and broadcast information.
- Explains that journalism and the news have taken on new forms as communication technology advances.
- Explains that the internet is and will only grow in the future as the primary means of delivering news, information and entertainment to the vast majority of americans.
- Explains that 74% of americans use the internet and have access within their household. this ease of use and convenience casts a shadow upon the future of printed and broadcast information.
- Explains that journalism and the news have taken on new forms as communication technology advances.
- Opines that television and radio have chipped away at much of print media's audience, making news more immediate and simpler for wider consumption by reducing reading elements.
- Explains that the internet boom changed much how we communicate with each other. individuals could e-mail, instant message and chat online nearly as fast as talking on the phone.
- Explains how the news media has become an institution that prevents thinking in a different way by the evolution and establishment of norms, patterns, and routines of behavior.
- Explains the current state of news media as reported in the pew research center project for excellence in journalism: state of the news media 2010.
- Opines that the newspaper industry is frantically trying to reinvent itself and transition themselves smoothly into an online only world while maintaining its readership and monetizing its online operation.
- Argues that the newspaper industry cannot simply turn over its product on a new medium with the same pretenses it had before.
- Proposes a hybrid of the current state of free online newspapers supported by ads and an ala carte payment system with itunes style pricing of traditional in-depth journalism articles.
- Explains that because the internet is easily trackable, you could deliver customized daily online newspapers that would give you content and recommend paid articles that you would be interested in based on what you click on and search for.
- Argues that the shift from the traditional journalism of the past to the new proposed model with the symbiosis of current internet methods of communication (blogs, twitter, facebook etc.) and traditional print media will forever change the news landscape.
- Opines that even though the future of newspapers and print media is very gloomy right now, once newspapers develop a model that can incorporate and transition traditional news along with current web and online media, they will make an unexpected comeback.
1581 wordsRead More - Reasons to Why Print Media is on The Declineanalytical essayThe topic of interest in this literature review is on whether print media or digital media is better than their counterpart. Print media is a medium used to disseminate information or news on printed matter (“print media”). For example: newspapers, magazines, books. Digital media is digitised content that can be transmitted over the television or through computer networks like the Internet which constitutes text, graphics, audio and videos (“digital media”).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the topic of interest in this literature review is on whether print media or digital media is better than their counterpart.
- Explains that print media is on the decline due to the lack of portability coupled with the fact that we must pay to read the news.
- Argues that print media is on the decline with digital slowly taking over. however, there is insufficient research to determine whether print is more engaging than digital media.
- Explains that the topic of interest in this literature review is on whether print media or digital media is better than their counterpart.
- Explains that print media is on the decline due to the lack of portability coupled with the fact that we must pay to read the news.
- Argues that print media is on the decline with digital slowly taking over. however, there is insufficient research to determine whether print is more engaging than digital media.
- Explains that americans get print news in significant numbers every week, while most americans use computers to get news.
- Analyzes how a nielsen report shows that women are more likely to engage in digital media especially in social media.
- Concludes that decline in the print industry is evident, but that digital media is not superior. print media has its disadvantages, such as lack of portability, price factor, timeliness and being seen as a damage to the environment.
1464 wordsRead More - Print Media versus Electronic Mediacomparative essayNowadays, the popularity of these media is more to electronic media than printed media because their trying to dominate each other. A printed media have its own importance and popularity which cannot be replaced by anyone else. When though there is a tight competition between the newspapers and electronics medium among variety of newspapers increasing day to day which has made the print media cheaper, qualitative, informative and fast. The printed media is more accurate information details. The electronic media just hire people based on looks rather than journalism skills because the journalists and editor of newspapers are more efficient and experienced. The utility of print media will always remain informative to help the user. Printed media on deeper research of particular topic
In this essay, the author
- Explains print media as the medium that disseminates printed matter. it's an intermediate communicative channel aimed at reaching people.
- Explains that electronic media is a rich resource of services, supplies, creative and innovative solutions to everyday domestic and professional demands.
- Defines electronic media as information or data that is created, distributed, and accessed using a form of electronics, electromechanical energy or any equipment used in electronic communications. television, radio, computer, cell phones and other devices transport information to and from us by electronic involvement.
- Explains print media as the medium that disseminates printed matter. it's an intermediate communicative channel aimed at reaching people.
- Explains that electronic media is a rich resource of services, supplies, creative and innovative solutions to everyday domestic and professional demands.
- Defines electronic media as information or data that is created, distributed, and accessed using a form of electronics, electromechanical energy or any equipment used in electronic communications. television, radio, computer, cell phones and other devices transport information to and from us by electronic involvement.
- Compares the advantages and disadvantages of printed media and electronic media.
- Explains the advantages of electronic media, such as easy availability to the users, and quick access to information compared to books.
- Explains the disadvantages of printed media versus electronic media. print media is not marketable because the information cannot easily publish for businesses looking to reach those readers.
- Explains that electronic and printed media dominate each other, making them cheaper, qualitative, informative, and fast. the electronic media hires people based on looks rather than journalism skills.
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