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Online blog 5 - Issues for reporting for a global audience

News today had a massive changed over the past few years. People are no longer rely on printed newspaper to acquire information because online journalism allow readers to read and obtain news from anywhere and anytime. Different people from all around the world are reading the online news. In other words, online journalism make it harder for journalism to write for global audience. There are few issue in reporting for a global audience. First issue is to make the news interest and relate to the audience. Online journalism allow global audience to read the online news. However, it is very challenging for journalist to produce a news that fits everyone interest and needs. Different part of the world have different news value and aspect. Therefore, it is difficult for journalist to write news that is widely accepted and fit everyone’s need. Besides, journalist have to watch out when reporting news that discuss about sensitive topic or religion. Online journalist have to show thei
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Online journalism blog 4 - How can journalist make stories relevant to an online audience

How can journalists make stories relevant to an online audience Journalism has massive changed over the past few years. Online journalism has becoming more popular and personalised to each readers. Today, articles on the internet are overwhelming which makes it harder to attract readers and keep them engaged. Thus, there are a few ways to make online stories more relevant to its audience. Online journalist have various way to engage with their readers and make the article more interesting and relevant. Online environment allow readers to read and obtain news immediately and easily. Therefore, it is important to make sure that the news stories is accessible through social media. Including comment and feedback section is also vital because it allow reader to be more interactive and engage. Adding hyperlink in the new stories which provide useful information or similar article regarding the topic help to provide all aspects of the story and engage with online audience. Besides, add
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Online journalism blog 3 - What constitutes a credible source?

Nowadays, news and information on the internet are overload. News and information in the online environment are lack of accuracy and credibility. Therefore, a credible source is important for us to differentiate facts and unconfirmed opinion. There are a few factors that constitutes a credible sources. First, step of verification is important because it is the fundamental of constitutes a credible source. Verification is a process of collecting evidence that confirm the accuracy or truth of something. Verification is also a process that takes newsworthy information and check its credibility and reliability. Authority is one of the key factors of a credible source because it determines the credibility of journalist or writer and publisher. Second, currency and relevancy. Currency and relevancy refer to whether the news is timely and significance to its target audience. Accuracy is another factor to be consider when we check for credible source. It is vital for readers to chec
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Online journalism blog 2 – Key factors affecting the preparation and delivery of online news

Nowadays, people can read and get the worldwide news through the internet instantly. The rapidity of the news delivery is what defines news in the online environment. Thus, speed of news update is the first key factor that affecting the preparation and delivery of online news. Today, journalist are struggling to ensure that they are the first one to publish the news, meanwhile, making sure the content of news is accurate and creditable. Unlike printed news, today online news are expected to post and update within a short time. Having to compete with time and other news outlets to be the first to break the news, the quality of the write-ups are compromised. Second, medium is also one of the key factors affecting the preparation and delivery of online news. Multimedia elements such as video, images, audio are expected to include in the online news story. Including multimedia in the online news will grab reader’s attention and it provides insight to the story. However, bad multimedia
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Online journalism blog 1 - What defines news in the online journalism?

What defines news in the online journalism ?  News is not only facts and information; it is information that affects us. Information we have obtained from news broadcasts may affect out decision making. News today had a massive changed over the past few years. People are no longer rely on printed newspaper to acquire information because online journalism allow readers to read and obtain news immediately and easily. Today, people can read and get the worldwide news through the internet instantly. The rapidity of the news delivery is what defines news in the online environment. Online platforms allow readers to get the news instantly. It is readily available, timelessness, and less costly. Readers can read the news anytime and anywhere via their devices. Besides, online news is more interactive and informative because images, music, sound and video can be included in the online news. Online news also increase the level of audience participation because it allows readers to active
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