Conceptualization of online
journalism and its scope
Presented by
Md Mahamudul Haque
Senior Journalist
The Daily Star
Email:
[email protected] What is journalism?
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of
events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely
fashion. [Wikipedia]
The activity or profession of writing for newspapers or
magazines or of broadcasting news on radio or television.
What is online journalism?
It is also said to be web journalism, multimedia journalism and
cyber journalism
Online journalism is defined as the reporting of facts when
produced and distributed via the Internet. [Wikipedia]
What is online journalism?
Online journalism refers to news content produced and/or
distributed via the Internet, particularly material created by
journalists who work for mainstream market driven news
organizations. [www. networkedpublics.org]
“Cyberjournalism” is distinct from online journalism as
much as online journalism falls within its rubric.
“Cyberjournalism” is a re-definition, a new category and
lens through which we may come to understand the
evolution of reporting in computerized mediums. In other
words, all forms of computerized journalism qualify as
“cyberjournalism.”
Multimedia journalism is “the integration of text, images,
sound, video, and graphics to tell a journalistic story.”
Key terms of online journalism
Blog
Short for Weblog. A web diary. A website that contains
written material, links or photos being posted all the time,
usually by one individual, on a personal basis. Now it is used
as the source of news.
Podcasting
Contraction of “iPod” and “broadcasting.” Posting audio and
video materials on a blog and its RSS feed, for digital
players.
Key terms
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
A way of handling the latest items posted on a website,
especially suited for blogs because it alerts users whenever
their favourite blogs are updated. It can also “syndicate”
content by allowing other websites (simply and
automatically) to reproduce all or part of a site’s content.
embargo: Time bar for a news item given to the subscribers
of a news agency to publish or broadcast, usually a date.
Example: Don’t release this copy before 5:00pm on Sunday.
end or ends: Typed at the end of a copy to signify the end of
the news story and there is no more to come. Example:
END/UNB/FF/SAM
Key terms
more: Typed at the end of a copy to signify that there is more of the
story to come, either on another page or later in the process. Often,
shortened to "mf" for "more follows immediately" or "mtc" for "more to
come later". Example: MORE/UNB/FF/SAM
flash/snap: a short message from a news agency alerting subscribers to a
major breaking event, about which they will shortly provide more
detailed coverage.
kill: To cancel or delete all or part of a story.
Example:
Kill...Kill...Kill
URGENT
BSS-12
Kill...Kill...Kill
DHAKA, Oct 20,2012 (BSS)-Attention editors, Please kill our
item BSS-07, Slugged PM-Condolence-Oli, Dated October 20,2012.
Inconvenience regretted.
Thanks,
Eds. BSS.
Key terms
Astroturfing: Fake "grassroots." Any attempt by an
individual or organization to use websites or comments
posted to website -- published under false or misleading
identities -- to create an impression of grassroots support for
something, usually in the individual's or organization's
interest.
Citizen journalism: A "grassroots journalism." The
collecting and publication of timely, unique, nonfiction
information by individuals without formal journalism training
or professional affiliation. Examples include the publication
of cell phone photos from a breaking news scene, blog
reports covering local government meetings and discussion
forums reporting results from international competitions.
Scope of online journalism in
Bangladesh
1. Online Outlets
A) Online newspapers--BDnews24.com
B) Online news agencies and news portals --
wwwbanglanews24.com www.unbconnect.com
C. Other new media and social media --facebook, twitter,
Youtube, blogs like somewhereinblog.net
2. Traditional print media such as newspapers and magazines--web
portals of The Daily Star, Prothom Alo, Somokal, Dhaka
Courier etc.
3. Traditional news agencies--web portals of UNB, BSS
4. Electronic media--web portals of television and radio channels
Conclusion
Gradual closing of print edition of newspapers and
magazines will broaden the scope of working for online
journalists.
See:www.clickinks.com/images/USA%20Newspaper%20Decline%20infographic.jpg
US magazine, Newsweek, is set to shut down its
print operations yesterday (December 25, 2012)
after a 79-year run. Newsweek isn’t going away. It
will continue online and on tablets, with a new
global edition planned for February.
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Thank you
