Online journalism was created to link the print and broadcast sides of the media, this creation of oline journalism has created a more efficient channel for accessing the news. People no longer have to wait for a news bulletins to play on the radio and television at a certain time or have to go to your local shop to buy a newspaper. News stories are broken as soon as they happen via online news websites.
In my report I use three different online news sites namely The Daily Maverick, SABC news and The Daily Dispatch.
The daily Maverick - Independently run, online
Daily maverick, uses a plain format when coming to online journalism, not much multimedia elements are used. The design is plain when compared to other online journalism websites, a lot of white space is still visible which online journalism makes provision for a more colourful and creative news source. The Daily Maverick usually sends e-mails to readers who have subscribed to receive the Daily Maverick`s morning e-mail. Another application called IMaveric which helps share news in PDF format to readers who use Iphones and Tablets is a different and unique feature used by the Daily Maverick.http://imaverick.co.za/page/editions
SABC news online - Government run, online broadcast
The SABC news online which emerges from broadcast news, uses a variety of multimedia which can be accessed on their website, this includes various video clips from news bulletins and special reports. From the SABC news website readers can access TV and Radio stations like SABC channels, SAfm and RSG fm
Daily Dispatch - Independently run, online
The Daily dispatch like most online site`s caters for most news categories like News, Blogs, Sports,Classifieds and many others including a Wedding photo Gallery where readers can send in their photo`s. This category is not seen on most online sites, however their website uses a plain white background no videos and animations are used considering multimedia used on the website.http://www.dispatch.co.za//news/news/news
The three different online sites that I have used in my report are different and cater for different types of readers, because if all online news websites use a similar format containing the same features then there wouldn`t be a difference. Online journalism is all about setting trends and using innovative features that will attract a certain group of readers, at the end of the day it`s all about how many people visited the site.
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