So here we go...
Online Journalism has, in my view, become the commodity that Print media has to accommodate for in order to with-stand the 24-hour generation of news available through TV and Radio.
If the newspapers don't work with the Internet, there will no doubt be, and there are, purely online-newspapers that would steal the advertising revenue and readers.
The online newspaper also has almost unlimited space for the newspaper to store their published articles, therefore allowing people to reference to previous stories. As well as this news outlets such as Google News allow for the readers to search through archives and choose their preferred article, which puts all newspapers on a level playing field.
In its current state online news is not a thriving commodity, but in time, and with the right investment, it will become a key area of the media industry, and potentially could over-ride all other media outlets....When you consider that the BBC website has newspaper style stories, public input areas, sound clips, and can stream videos!
This kind of multi-media website allows for the public to have as much intake of quality news, as quick as possible. But also gives some print 'dino'-journalists the kick-up the arse they've been needing, and opens their eyes to the fact that the Internet is the future - not garlic bread! - and an upgraded model of journalist is needed to accommodate for these changes!
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