Electronic newspapers are online versions of print publications, offering additional content and updated news. They use all the tools of the internet and many require subscription. Web-only publications have also emerged, catering to various niches and allowing for “news snacking”.
Electronic journals are journals published electronically. They can take the form of regular paper publications posted on the Internet; additional or free content for print publications posted online; or original publications published exclusively on the World Wide Web. Many news organizations require subscription to electronic newspapers, just like regular print newspapers. Electronic newspapers run the gauntlet of newspapers, from serious and hard news, to features, to arts and entertainment, to sports and everything in between.
As a product and form of media, electronic newspapers first emerged in the mid-1990s with the popularization of the Internet. As more and more households have access to the internet, people have started using the web as a source of news. With the demand for online news media, many organizations have taken advantage of this opportunity for additional subscriptions, increased readership, and increased advertising revenue. Electronic newspapers, like most websites, use all the tools of the Internet. With web addresses similar to the newspaper name, hypertext and hyperlinks to additional stories or sections, uploaded photographs and links to announcements, electronic journals follow the format of most print journals.
Many publications large and small across the country, from national to local newspapers, supplement their print products with an online version. These e-newspapers usually feature all of the stories featured in the paper, plus additional content that can be updated by the minute for the most important news. This capability of electronic newspapers allows the slow process of printing to catch up with the speed of television and Internet news broadcasts. Many large publication e-newspapers charge a subscription price for viewing within the paper, usually only a small fee, although some are still free.
As news media evolved in the 20th century, many news organizations developed Web-only publications. These electronic newspapers feature content found only on the Internet and took shape in many different places within the medium. Joke papers have emerged to spoof real papers, specialty papers have emerged for a younger Internet audience to highlight entertainment news, sports, celebrities, and hundreds of small niches.
The advent of electronic newspapers has allowed the practice of “news snacking”. This new development of the Internet age has provided viewers with the opportunity to click from story to story, from source to source, to quickly get a feel for great headlines and interesting stories. Electronic journals also allowed for frequent commenting on the site and gave writers and journalists the opportunity to share their views in the form of adjacent web logs and personal sites.
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