EMBRACING THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ON THE VIRTUAL GADGETS

1. IMPORTANCE OF THE
VIRTUAL WORLD
.
GOING ONLINE BECOMING MORE USEFUL TO
THE DAILY ACTIVTIES OF A JOURNALIST

2. DEFINITION OF ONLINE
JOURNALISM
Online journalism is a contemporary form of journalism
where editorial content is distributed via the Internet as
opposed to publishing via print or broadcast.

3. Going virtual to access information
and produce content

4. Social media platforms transforming
the way we communicate

5.  It is flexible, you can publish information at any time
unlike in a newspaper once published you cannot add
information until the next publication.
 It gives opportunity to achieve information . It is easy
to get old information online.
ADVATAGES OF ONLINE
JOURNALISM

6.  Journalists have the opportunity to be their own bosses
because they can I control for example their websites are
controlled by themselves.
 You gain more skills because you are able to multi-task that
is to say create videos , audios, take images and use
various media plat forms
 Promotes citizen journalism in way you can report issues in
your own society and publish them. You do not need to
wait to take your story to any media house
Continuation of the advantages

7. OPPORTUNITIES THAT ONE CAN GET
ONLINE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
1.BLOGGING
One can easily blog from free platforms such as word press
and once their blogs are popular or read by many people one
can have the potential to lobby for advertisers to advertise on
their blogs and thus one can earn some amount of money
from the adverts. The more the viewers the more chances
for one to attract advertisers. On line content is rated
according to how many people who view your content.

8. 2.Offer Text Editing & Translation
Services
Clients can send you a text for proof reading, literary
editing or translation purposes and what one can is do
the work and send them a document back. This kind of
hassle-free operation will leave one with plenty of time to
focus on promoting their service.

9. 3.Design Websites
A person in need of a website creates one using Wix’s web
publishing platform and word press among others. These a
free platforms for one to use other than sticking to
journalistic content only journalists carry try out other
ventures such as designing websites . Companies can
request to design websites for them and also one can
receives offers from friends and acquaintances to design a
site for them as well. The idea behind websites is that
everyone can create a website, but not everyone has the
time or the will to do it, so one can step in and fill the need
and you design the websites on behalf of them.

10. 4.Open an Online Consulting
Agency
Provide professional and specialized observations based on ones
field of expertise that is to say health and wellness, finances, law
and more. Here one can choose whether you want to work solely
online or combine face-to-face service with your digital one.

11. 5. One can use their Research
Skills:
The internet created a never ending source of data.
Companies searching for business whether international
or local if they cannot do the research themselves they
can hire you and do the research for them. In addition to
this or an author in need of background material you do
not always have the ability to search this vast pool of
knowledge with a fine-tooth comb.

12. 6.Become a Social Media
Marketer
Small business brands and professional freelancers often require
help with promoting their work on social media platforms. You can
train yourself to understand the fine art of social media marketing
and offer to either take over their social marketing efforts or to
provide consulting services on the matter.

13.  You can be your own boss. One can have the
opportunity to supervise themselves and do thework
not under pressure.
 You can achieve old information unlike for broadcast
once its broadcast it’s a gone case and cannot read
bulks of old newspapers.
 Its flexible, at any time you can update or publish
information online unlike in the newspaper once a
publication is out that is.
ADVANTAGES OF ONLINE
JOURNALISM

14. CHALLENGES
Due to having no copy rights, chances of plagiarism are
very high because people can hack and access your
content online. Adding on this one cannot sue thousands
of people who will view your content and download it.

15.  There is stiff Competition as there is much content that
people can read and access and thus there is need to ask
people to like your content just for the sake of at least
viewing for a few seconds. In other words the issue of
fighting audiences or viewers is very high.

16.  It is tiresome as one has to be multi tasked and be in
position to present the same content in various forms
such as video, text, images and audio.
 Problem of network as sometimes it’s always on and
off and thus online journalists cannot work without
the internet.
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17.  Problem of network as sometimes it’s always on and
off and thus online journalists cannot work without
the internet.
 People still opt for traditional media some have not
yet embraced online journalism. They still opt for
newspapers and many also don’t know how to use
computers.
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