Journal article
Online news: patterns, participation and personalisation
Australian Journalism Review, Vol.29(1), pp.75-85
2007
Abstract
It is an understatement to say that the Internet is changing the way people gather and consume news. While newspaper circulations are generally falling in most parts of the world and television news ratings are sliding, more and more people are accessing news online (Conley & Lamble, 2006, p. 299). The immediacy and scope of online news are two of the main drivers of its popularity, with portals such as the UK's NewsNow searching over 27,000 sources every five minutes. Interaction and personal engagement are also very important reasons why many people - especially young people - are attracted to online news. The following article analyses the use of the Internet as a source of news and current affairs, and investigates the online news phenomenon, using recent data from US and Australian Internet projects. It also presents original research from a pilot study undertaken by the author. The article is essentially focused on factors such as sources of online news, levels of interest in certain genres of news and the impact of the emerging online phenomenon of personalised news - something also known as tailored or customised news.
Details
- Title
- Online news: patterns, participation and personalisation
- Authors
- Gilllian Cowden (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Australian Journalism Review, Vol.29(1), pp.75-85
- Publisher
- Journalism Education Association of Australia Inc.
- Date published
- 2007
- ISSN
- 0810-2686
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2004 Journalism Education Association of Australia Inc. Reproduced here with permission of the publisher. This is an electronic version of an article published in Australian Journalism Review, 29:1. 75-85. Australian Journalism Review is available online at: http://jeaa.org.au/publications/
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449973102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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