Journalism Online

The Internet's easy usage by anyone and everyone has led to a change in journalism.

No longer do the public have to rely stoically on traditional news medium to get information.

Not only can news be read online, all the major and minor newspapers out there have their own websites, news of all sorts can be obtained through various sources on the Internet.

The Internet is the catalyst to the evolution and improvement of various branches of journalism. It has given rise to civic, civilian and community journalism, and even played a part in saving investigative journalism.

It is through the Internet that many investigative journalism organizations make themselves known and accessible to the public. For example: Center for Investigative Reporting

The easy methods of posting materials on the Internet has created an extreme ease whereby civilians are able to input their two cents worth on current matters and issues around them. In many cases, civilians are even encouraged to contribute their opinions on news matters.

On news websites such as Channel NewsAsia, viewers are encouraged to send in their own contributions.
And blogs are featured and highlighted to showcase civilian attempts at journalistic articles. These provide the public with not just views of professional journalists, but also views of average citizens just like themselves.

Furthermore, websites such as Hardwarezone forms journalism for a niche market as it provides reviews and articles on a particular area of interest, in this case, electronics.

In the main page itself, you will find news articles on various electronics and relevant incidences. There are features on product highlights and recommendations for viewers to pore over and consider.

Such information, which used to be gleaned from newspaper reviews, are now easily found online. Just like the blogs and online article contributions that provide more views and opinions than those featured in the traditional news medium.

However, the way Internet is contributing to Journalism might be detrimental as the credibility of these 'online journalists' can be hard to determine. Contributors to such online forms of journalism could be biased or have a hidden agenda, yet there are no editors to keep them in check and ensure the accuracy of news reported.