Online journalism is a reporting of facts produced and distributed via the internet. As of 2009, audiences for online journalism continue to grow, with new people discovering the internet’s advantages for convenience, speed and depth. Online journalists are cautiously optimistic, reporting expanding newsrooms. They believe advertising is likely to be the best revenue model supporting the production of online news.
News24 http://www.news24.com
News24 has a very good online broadcasting which clearly distinguishes its news from opinion. This is achieved by a link of news which is independent from that of opinion. This also helps the media users to be aware when taking such information.
News24 also provide job marketing link which enables people to apply online. People can market job opportunities in every sector online.
Inform people about different types of news in an entertaining way.
Another good thing about is that you can join news24 Blogs online and share whatever which is in your mind. Some bloggers have become published authors and online celebs and possibilities are that even your story can be published.
Competitions are available and it gives peoples opportunities to win great prizes.
Eyewitness news http://www.eyewitness.co.za
Ordinary people can play role of being an iWitness News reporter in this broadcast. If you catch the action of a breaking news story, you can send them photos, videos (email them to iwn@ewn.co.za) or tell the story. That is good about this website; it shows that community participation is catered.
It covers most elements of news regardless the fact that it is an independent broadcasting. Local news, world news, sport news, entertainment news, breaking news and latest news of all categories are covered.
Its news feeds allow people to get latest headlines as soon as its published. This news feed is found online and it can also be downloaded to a mobile phone and get latest news without having to visit the website.
Here students find information about careers, bursaries, FET colleges and institutions for learning, leaderships and SETAs. I learnt about civic rights, duties and encourage active participation in the democratic processes. TV programmes for learning are advertised.
People are now able to pay TV licenses’ online and methods of paying are explained in detail.
With the Microsoft Window Media Plug-in, one can listen to any SABC radio station online.
A good thing about this website is that, online games are available to entertain the users.
Multimedia videos do not play well even though you have Window Media Player.
This website offers a diversity of news in every aspect of the country; it informs people about weather, breaking news, economy etc.
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