Digital Journalism

Digital journalism refers to the production of news via digital media. With more and more newspaper publishing an internet equivalent of their daily works as well as the interactive sites on news stations' websites that offer podcasts, the shift towards getting news from the internet has adverse impacts on the traditional print media.

Digital journalism can be the work of recognized news sources, but it can also originate from individuals or small groups that have agenda or may be biased in some way or another. And since anyone with internet connection can easily publish a story, a lot of information that we obtained on the internet nowadays lack credibility, this leads to the proliferation of misinformation and conjecture. With traditional journalism "drying up", the collapse of journalism may be inevitable. We may not miss the newsprint that are inked on papers, but we may miss the writings of professional journalists.

Make no mistake, the age of digital journalism has arrived. With the emergence of gadgets like iPhone, the connection with what's happening in the world has become so much easier, everything can be stored in the pocket now. However, smart phone is only a start. Touch enabled devices like Amazon's kindle reader is redefining the future of print journalism to go digital. A touch-enabled device, with unlimited data plan that would allow users to view multimedia and video in ways that even smart phones will soon be a reality in the near future. Digital journalism gives consumers the added advantage of customization, they can decide which news feed and publications they want to subscribe to.

But that doesn't mean that the essence of journalism will be gone together with print media. An article (link provided below) written by ESPN demonstrates how the new trend of journalism can be equally, if not more interesting and engaging. The written content itself was great, but it got better when the editors did a wonderful job to lay out the paragraphs and font sizing.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=backinthewater