1. Application of Internet in
Journalism& Mass
Com unication
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3. INTERNET in
JOURNALISM
• Excellent blend of ICT and Development
• Multi-Dimensional Utilities, some of which
are: Online-Journalism
 Citizen Journalism
 Open source Journalism:-describe a
spectrum on online publications: from various
forms of semi-participatory online community
journalism through to genuine open-source
news publications

4. WHAT IS ONLINE JOURNALISM?
Online journalism is
defined as the reporting
of facts when produced
and distributed via the
Internet.

5. JOURNALIST USE
INTERNET FOR
1. Reading news & news collection
2. Searching for news sources/story idea
3. Social networking
4. Micro-blogging
5. Blogging
6. Watching webinars/webcasts
7. Watching YouTube
8. Exploring Wikis
9. Producing/listening to podcasts
10. Social bookmarking

7. PROS OF ONLINE
JOURNALISM
1. Democratic Medium
2. Feedback and comments
3. Huge Space
4. High reach
5. Low production cost
6. Archiving stories
7. Fast - story uploaded
8. Multi-media facilities
9. Push media to cover main stream news
10. Search based

9. CONS OF ONLINE
JOURNALISM
1. Not credible medium - no verification of facts
2. Only for those who can understand English
3. Ethical issues
4. No gatekeeper involved
5. Information overload
6. In some countries, computer with net is still
a luxury - e.g. tierIII and IV cities

10. The concept of citizen journalism (also
known as "public", "participatory",
"democratic", "guerrilla" or "street"
journalism) is based upon public citizens
"playing an active role in the process of
collecting, reporting, analyzing, and
disseminating news and information."

11. WHAT IS CITIZEN
JOURNALISM
Characteristics of citizen journalism
–Participatory process
–Decentralized, bottom-up structure and process
–Diversity of viewpoints
–Emphasis on publishing vs. editing
–Journalism is a conversation
–Immediacy
–New criteria for credibility and objectivity
–New roles for the professional journalist

12. CITIZEN JOURNALISM: A BOON FOR
DEMOCRACY

13. INTERNET IN MASS
COMMUNICATION
• Mass communication is
the study of how
individuals and entities
relay information through
mass media
• Includes newspaper,
magazine, and book
publishing, as well as
radio, television and film.

14. Communicating on the
Internet
•
There are several ways to communicate
on the Internet:
– E-mail: Sent to a specific e-mail address. Can
have attachments.
– File transfer protocol (FTP): Often used to
transfer large files from one computer to
another.
– Chat rooms: “Virtual” rooms where you can
exchange typed messages with others who are
in the room.
– Instant messaging: Allows you to communicate
in real time with one person.

15. APPLICATION AREAS
• Advertising- Includes the use of on-line
advertising techniques like:1.
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Social Networking Sites
Web Blogs
Internet Articles
Press Release
On-Line Chatrooms

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Broadcasting
Journalism
Public Relations
Networking
Marketing

18. RECENT TRENDS
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With the world becoming global, use of
internet in mass communication have brought
many new concepts into light , some of which
are:-
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Online Teaching & Learning in Distance Education
Self- Instructional Module
Video & Audio Conferences
E-Commerce
E-Networking
Invention and Discoveries