Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Key Words

Convergence - different technology systems come together

eg. Online news - written text (journalism), audio and video coming together
Red button on the TV

Web 2.0 - web development which has improved the ease of communication through social networking sites and also allowed online shopping sites to operate in terms of feedback, amongst other features.

Public Sphere - a virtual community where people can come together to discuss interests, news, events or information. eg. forums / comments on newspaper websites + music websites

Online Journalism - newly established form of journalism whereby journalists, or members of the public are able to publish articles, facts and information on to the internet. Online journalism holds an advantage over other forms of journalism in that it has no space limit, and can be constantly updated. Examples include; newspaper or news websites such as The Guardian or BBC news and also websites for public access such as Twitter.

Citizen Journalism - members of the public are able to participate in journalism via the internet, and report on any news story they choose - eg. forums, blogs, Twitter, Wikipedia

Social Networking - interaction between people online, particularly through specific sites such as Facebook and Myspace

Interactivity - some internet sites provide interactive features to encourage reader loyalty and also to generate ideas and feelings towards specific stories.

Accessibility- level of ease in accessing certain information, topics or stories.

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