well, i think the internet is a huge step in journalism, basically because news can be updated every second!
in the past, journalism was all about finding a story of that day (newspaper) or week or month.. and creating and adding juice to it. Now, journalism is all about finding a story EVERY MOMENT! keeping and ear and eye out for every info, and the ability to churn a good story out of every tiny event. with the internet now, news that is yesterday is news that is considered history. people look forward to the most updated news, and they expect it.
in addition, the internet is pushing journalism to its further boundaries. for example, say a small newspaper like straits times. now that its online, it doesnt (can cannot) include just the write ups and pictures that they produce on paper. they need music, they need live feed, they need videos! multimedia is then included with the introduction of the internet into journalism. further more, now news can appeal to the younger crowd! (eg. stomp!)
i believe that the introduction of the internet to journalism was a very beneficial step to our society. i think the advantages far outweighs any limitations there may be..and i think this steps up the game of a journalist!
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