| Author : | Song Z. X |
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| Category : | Conference Paper |
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| Year / Month : | 2013 |
| Source : | the 11th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media, 13-16 May 2013, Athens, Greece. |
Abstract
- Literature on online journalism abounds but some very basic questions such as the history, the definition, and the defining characteristics of online journalism are underexplored or not answered satisfactorily. This paper identifies three major versions of online journalism history in the academia: the 1969 version, the 1993 version and the 1952 version and claims that the historical starting point for online journalism should be November 4, 1952 when computers were introduced into newsrooms to assist journalists in their reporting. It conceptualizes the development of online journalism as consisting of three distinctive phases: online journalism via television channels, online journalism via computers and online journalism via mobile devices. The definition of online journalism and its defining characteristics are addressed accordingly to distinguish online journalism from traditional journalism.
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