Journalism has now reached another level with the high usage of blog and other internet services.
One of the most commonly used online journalism is stomp.sg
This website constantly updates its site (RSS feed) with juicy news. This news websites are generally popular and hence, attracted many regulars. One distinction between e-journalism and the traditional one is that e- articles encourages feedback. Readers are free to comment and respond to the article, unlike those of the traditional newspaper, which is a one way communication tool.
Also, e-journalism is quick and convenient. For both the journalist and the consumers. Uploading of information is fast and quick, and readers are able to read it almost instantaneously. On the other hand, traditional newspaper still requires publishing and transporting it to the vendors.
The heavy usage of internet by city-goers today is a contributive factor to the surge in e-journalism. People have easy access to website like yahoo, google, and these websites usually post the top news for the country in the homepage. Hence, every breaking news would be at our fingertips just with a click of the mouse! See, how convenient news reading is now. There is no need to even dirty our hands by flipping through those large recycled papers!
Another point that i want to bring up is that e-articles are generally less formal. Well, i suppose it is due to the nature of the medium? Such informality actually appeals to the readers and hence increases its readership. However, i feel that this point is subjective. :)
Nonethless, we should note that Singapore is still a rather conservative country. E-journalism, to our dismay, is only available and limited to certain issues. Even websites like stomp.sg or razortv network only discusses on social, 'people' issues, less emphasis is put on 'political' or 'economic', in other words, the more serious topics.
Hence, there is still a boundary to where e-journalism can go, nonetheless, i do agree that internet news and reporting would be a bigger phenomenon in the years to come!
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