Internet Newspapers

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Internet Newspapers
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Online Newspapers

• Digitizing the News
• (Pablo J. Boczkowski, 2004)
• The Making of a Mainstream Medium
• (Xigen Li, 2006)
• Not much literature on newspapers on the Internet
  (only descriptions of the new medium)

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IntroductionOrigins and Development

• Electronic Newspapers from 1970s
• VIDEOTEX, TELETEXT, FAX
• 1993 Mosaic (first graphical browser)
• Online Technologies
• 1995 WORLD WIDE WEB

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1984
1994
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Media Innovation

• Interrelated mutations in
• Technology
• Communication
• Organization

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TIMELINE Web Editions

• 1994 The Daily Telegraph
• 1996 The New York Times
• 1996 The Times (London)
• 1996 Le Monde

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Features and Content

• Early online newspapers reproduced the print
  product online
• Primary purpose providing updated news and
  information
• Format and presentation two-way communication
• Timeliness
• Broader audience

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The Evolution of Online Newspapers

• REPURPOSING
• RECOMBINING
• RECREATING

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Customization

• Internal Links
• External Links
• Archives
• In-Depth Analysis

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Newsroom Organization
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Updating Process

• Breaking News
• News Analysis?

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Interactivity

• MULTIMEDIA
• Video
• Audio
• Animation
• Email
• Forums
• Site Searches
• Consumer Services
• Chat Rooms
• Polls

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Transformations from print to online newspapers
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Main Issues arising from the growthof Internet
Newspapers

• Relationships between the old and the new media
• How do newspapers in the Internet interact with
  their print counterparts?
• Information delivery and access features of the
  Internet Newspapers

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Where can I find Online Newspapers?

• http//www.ipl.org/div/news/
• http//www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/
• http//uk.dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/
  

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National Newspapers Online

• The Times http//www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/global
  /
• The Guardian http//www.guardian.co.uk/
• The Independent
• http//www.independent.co.uk

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National Newspapers Online

• Daily Express
• http//www.express.co.uk/
• Daily Telegraph
• http//www.telegraph.co.uk/

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National Newspapers Online

• The Sun
• http//www.thesun.co.uk/
• Daily Mirror
• http//www.mirror.co.uk/

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Regional and Local Newspapers Online

• North of England
• http//www.wrx.zen.co.uk/norpress.htm
• South of England
• http//www.wrx.zen.co.uk/soupress.htm

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Regional and Local Newspapers Online

• Scotland
• http//www.wrx.zen.co.uk/scotland.htm
• Wales
• http//www.wrx.zen.co.uk/wales.htm
• Ireland
• http//www.wrx.zen.co.uk/ireland.htm

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Online NEWS

• Bbc NEWS
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/
• Sky NEWS
• http//news.sky.com/skynews/home

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Other English-Language Newspapers

• Times of India http//timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  /
• Kenya Times
• http//www.timesnews.co.ke/23feb07/index.html