How Internet journalism is different from electronic media?

Answer 1

Web or internet journalism helps one to read, hear and view the news, all at the same time! Those who cannot access television, radio and newspapers, keep themselves updated, courtesy the electronic edition of newspapers. Yes, change is the only constant!.

Web journalism entered India about ten years ago. Initially, it had to cope with the pressures posed by the post-liberalisation era. The deteriorating plight of web journalism led one to question its very survival. But some companies decided to stick it out, come rain or shine and availed, during the period 2000 - 2002, the services provided by the search engines like Google.

The web revolution started soon thereafter, with newspapers launching their Internet editions. Foreign majors like Yahoo, Google and MSN also played the role of sheet anchor. These portals also recognised the importance of Hindi and other regional languages. The agreement between Yahoo and Jagran, to initiate a portal, could be an important milestone in the history as well as the future of e-journalism. It will also boost dissemination of news. The linguistic purity associated with web journalism is still a debated topic. It must always be kept in mind that news is read from a newspaper, heard over radio and viewed on electronic media. But with web journalism we can read, hear and view news, all at the same time.

With increased use of computers and broadband, web journalism has grown by leaps and bounds. Those who cannot access television, radio and newspapers, keep themselves updated through the e-editions of newspapers. With increase in mobile services, which provides connectivity to the Internet through GPRS, the role of web journalism has become significant. Although the country has to overcome the barriers posed by inadequate and poor quality power, high rentals associated with broadband services, the low-cost computers have supported the dissemination of Internet-based news. A laptop is now cheaper than a desktop!

In context of electronic media, This is the era of information technology. The old methods of providing information, such as the radio, newspapers and television are gradually losing their importance in contrast to the computer. Quite rapidly they are giving way to computers and the Internet, which have also come to be included in the electronic media.

Not only do these advances spread news and information at the speed of lightening, they also store detailed information, and millions of facts and theories. There are various kinds of computers for handling all this work and they are not just being used in offices by businessmen and industrialists, they are also big with children, housewives and educational institutions. With the turn of a key or by pressing a button these sophisticated machines can give you detailed information on and about anything in the universe, on your screen.

You can find out about common diseases and their complications and treatment too. It is now possible for the patients, too, to themselves consult the best specialists on any disease they may be suffering from.

The radio is also one of the best (useful too) inventions that is also included in the electronic media. And then there is the television, which is a vast media. It has the ability to bring together diverse groups of people. Perhaps not as great as the Internet, it too is a good source of information.

But for all the advantages, there are also a few disadvantages. Turning the volume too high on your radio or television set can lead to noise pollution. Disturbing others while you are having fun isn't such a nice thing to do. Then keeping your eyes constantly glued to the screen can also affect your eyesight. The Internet can be quite dangerous too if you choose to get lost in the huge electronic jungle out there. It's a jungle with wolves prowling, and you as innocent as Red Riding Hood. The wolves may sometimes stop you from reaching grandma's house! So be very careful to not lose your way and not make friends with strangers.

Too much use of the electronic media may also expose the users to dangerous radiation which is lethally harmful to the human body. Still it would not be right to bring these extremely useful advances to a halt, as the side effects of these useful developments can be avoided by careful and controlled usage.

Answer 2

What do you think? Electronic journalism uses electronic stuff (read computers). Print journalism uses ink (read newspapers).