Nowadays journalism changed. Next to newspapers, radio and television grows a strong medium that is able to edges out the aforementioned fields – the internet or World Wide Web. Since the 21st century the field of journalism has to refocus its basic thinking. Journalism became a multifunctional tool that appeals to different markets. In our times the technical progress strides ahead. In that case journalism has to think about new ways of reporting and investigating.
In relation to the aforementioned, journalism originated a new category in the field of coverage: the online newspaper. This, also called web newspaper, is a newspaper that can be read on the internet. In the majority of cases these newspapers are only a copy of a printed version. Nevertheless, this way of news reporting is growing in popularity. Nowadays Smartphone’s enable us to read the news of the day while sitting in the tram to work. The mobile internet allows a high information flow all day and night. We like to read news on facebook, twitter as well as on online newspapers. Also the other fields of journalism (radio and television) can be developed in corporation with the World Wide Web.
The “Going on Line” means for the publishers a lot of possibilities and opportunities. The broadcast journalism is a tool that presents news from all over the world in a more timely way. The user is able to get informed about world affairs via video and not by a picture. A lot of journalists and publishers use blogs or official websites to present their products and works.
However, the movement to non-printed media is not finalized. The process away from the printing will probably never end. Nevertheless, the internet offers a new way of coverage and journalistic work.