We live in a world filled with online new sites, magazine and blogs. The world of journalism has exploded online and continues to expand daily. With every form of journalistic media available to us with the click of a button, what is happening to traditional journalism?? In an article by Denishia Salter a Journalism Major at Seton Hill University she discussing the every growing world of online journalism and its effect on the traditional journalism. With online journalism more accessible, cheaper and more convenient what chances do traditional newspapers and magazines really have? Are we as a society going to eliminate print journalism all together? Is online really better? In her article Denishia write about her decision to compare print vs. online for herslef. Using as her subject one of the most popular magazine in existence , the Cosmopolitan. While comparing the online version to the print Denishia found that online isn't always better. Online pop ups, advertisements and videos continually popping up while reading the online magazine became quite annoying. She even found that the online magazine did not giver her access to all the articles from that issue. Not to mention that all the money generated from these magazine comes from the purchase of print versions. Though there may be benefits to online journalism, does it take away some of the fun? Does online ruin the effects the magazine has when a bunch of girls huddled together on the back of the school bus gigling while they fill out the question to the "what kind of dater are you" quiz? Or what happens to the fun of ripping out the pages of your favorite celebrity hunk and pinning it on your wall? Can online journalism ever replace the experience of traditional print journalism? As far as Denishia concerned, no, as long as print journalism is making money, traditional journalism is here to stay.
Paper or Plastic? This question was posed in the second article I found discussing the issues of traditional vs. online journalism. The debate this time was between paper books and the ever popular Kindle. In an atricle by Allan Mott entitle Paper or Plastic?: Books vs. Kindle Showdown he poses a series of situtaion in which he compares using the kindle vs. paper books. Using satire Mott give example of situation where at times books are the better choice and at other times the kindle wins. So what is your opinon? Is the kindle changing the future of publishing? Do we still have a need for paper books. My personally opinion books are a classic form of literature that will never die. While the kindle is useful in the packing and caring of numerous books at a time, can it ever replace the feeling of curling up by the fire with your favorite worn out novel in your hand? Are we willing to give up the sound of each turn of the page or the smell of the musky worn out paper? While the kindle will continue to grow in popularity and has its use, paper books are irreplaceable. Books have been around for thousands of years, they stand the test of time and in my opinion no Kindle is about to show up and replace them.
http://www.newmediaskool.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=169:online-journalism-vs-print-what-happens-to-the-traditional-journalist&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
http://www.bookgasm.com/features/books-vs-kindle/
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