Transcript D.R.Gupta - Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

GOOGLING NEWS AND VIEWS ONLINE
By
Dr. D. R. Gupta
Sr. Reprography Officer
Kalanidhi Division
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Ph. 09868235928, 09868106769
TOPICS COVERED
INTRODUCTION
GROWTH OF ONLINE NEWSPAPERS
ONLINE NEWS IN THE PRESENT INFORMATION AGE
PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE ONLINE MEDIA
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
•The primary task of every library has always been to provide the reader
with a source of information. Until recently it was mostly in the form of
books, magazines and newspapers. Nowadays, the most important things
for library users are: quick service, full collection, quick information on
the required material as well as getting access to world information
resources. The Internet now offers the capability to find information on
everything that man has created and put on the network, and it offers
unlimited access to a huge amount of information resources.
•Information Technology is the backbone of today's information society.
The advent of digital technology has effectively changed the nature of
global communications, amplifying the interaction between populations
and massively expanding the information load. With the introduction of
World Wide Web many a newspapers and news magazines have started to
publish their editions online. This helps a reader to access the newspapers
and gather views of the world’s public. This trend, in real sense, has
helped to develop an ‘Information Democracy’ among the users world
over.
GROWTH OF ONLINE NEWSPAPERS..(1)
Prior to 1940’s, some radio stations in US used to send
newspapers using facsimile at home.
Efforts were also made to deliver them over phone lines to the
user's home TV sets.
First online newspapers is said to be appeared in the 1940's.
However, electronic editions of national newspapers were
offered in the 1980's.
Some posted their newspapers on Bulletin Board Services.
Advancement in hardware and software technology and the
advent of Internet during mid 1990's was a boon to the print
media. Since then they started to publish their online editions.
When the World Wide Web became popular, new breeds of
information providers, such as AT&T and Microsoft’s Slate,
started providing online news.
GROWTH OF ONLINE NEWSPAPERS..(2)
In 1995, many of the newspapers in Europe and US began to
publish their online editions on political, social and sport events
and thus, competing with TV and radio.
According to American Journalism Review News Link, the
number of online newspapers increased from very few to 1,300
in 1996.
In June 1997, there were 3,622 online newspapers worldwide.
They published more contents, including an index, a package of
articles and photos that could rival broadcaster’s work.
Scientific journals were the first to get published online in 1995.
Then the general interest magazines followed their footsteps.
GROWTH OF ONLINE NEWSPAPERS..(3)
When considering the trends in
newspaper websites from 2000
to 2008, it is evident from the
graph that the Internet users
have increased rapidly in India.
In, 2009, India has been ranked
fourth among the top 10 nations
in the world, in terms of Internet
usage, with 81 million Internet
users. United States leads the
chart with 220 million Internet
users followed by China (210
million) and Japan (88.1 million).
GROWTH OF ONLINE NEWSPAPERS..(4)
With the increasing quality,
Broadband and Wi-Fi services
on very nominal prices or
sometimes even absolutely
free, have been provided by
various service providers. The
number of internet users
worldwide is expected to touch
2.2 billion by 2013 and India is
projected to have the third
largest online population.
ONLINE NEWS IN THE PRESENT
INFORMATION AGE
The following factors have greatly contributed to the emergence of
the online newspapers and other e-material.
On-line newspapers bring to the reader’s desktop the global
information by overcoming all geographical limits and make them
aware of all current news.
The software and telecommunications industries, and also the
television industry co-operate with online newspapers on different
levels.
The World Wide Web is providing more choice and control of
content, and enables individuals to produce and distribute
information.
The transfer of digitized information in digital age from the source to
the destination is easy and less complicated when compared to the
printed matter.
The effort and time needed for the transportation to get the
information has minimized to a great extent in this digital era.
PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE
Hundreds of traditional media outlets - newspapers, magazines,
and radio and television stations – are now producing Web
versions of their publications. Many of them highlight the key
words in blue colour and provide links to the matter on the same
subject.
Online news gives its readers an alternate route to respond to
particular columns or information.
Various forums, chat rooms, Facebook and Buzz options also help
the journalists to get the feedback and queries from their users.
Since there are millions of pages of information on the Net, online
newspapers are collecting, filtering, recording and distributing
information at many levels and many places around the world.
Online newspapers are obligatory resources. They act as a
community encyclopedia.
The online newspapers have to compete with other traditional as
well as other online newspapers and have to update information
24x7.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
Advertisements can now be put on free communication services, on
search engines and directory services, on free homepage and on ecommerce sites.
Yet, many e-commerce companies spent lot of amount per year
each on its e-advertisements.
The entire publishing industry is turning to a database model, by
which generated information or contents can be marketed and sold
in different formats.
This offers interesting new opportunities for the printed media,
which has many advantages in terms of a high trust quotient of its
content, a well-organized news production model, and access to
both readers and advertisers.
Long-term strategies and large financial commitments are needed,
which may be hard to come by for small individual newspapers.
There being low barriers to entry, it offers publishers the opportunity
to develop additional revenue streams based on their core product.
ADVANTAGES
The advantages resulting from hypertext, automated
searching and the availability of back issues are rated highly.
An online publication allows the publishers to get the
information to the reader much more quickly than the print
newspaper.
A text can be as long as it can be, and features, related
articles, maps and charts can be linked to it.
They can also add full screen photos, videos, forums and polls
that users can participate in and deliver their views and vote
accordingly.
There is possibility to update and upgrade the news or having
even multiple hyperlinks which are linked with full screen photo
and video.
The sites of online newspapers also allow the users to browse
and select news and advertisements at their own time and
place. Some online newspapers attract users to allow them to
create a series of web sites themselves.
DISADVANTAGES
One disadvantage cited by many users are that online newspapers
can not provide the same experience of reading as a print newspaper.
There seem to be few technical problems connected with reading
online newspapers and the cost of Internet access.
Searching for something on the online newspaper or magazine’s site
could harm the privacy of the users. This is because of the cookies.
Since it is very difficult to assess the user needs, the presentation
style does not impress all users.
Unlike the printed media, which is operated by commercial
enterprises, the Internet is decentralized, open, autonomous in nature.
To read an online newspaper or a magazine, a user has to turn on a
computer, connect to the Internet, google for the newspaper.
Local advertisers are afraid to put their product online because they do
not require their publicity through out the world.
During access of online information we get various undue links to
vague and vulgar web sites including porn sites which are serious
problem as they give wrong impression to younger generation and
sometimes, even to children.
CONCLUSION
On-line newspapers have emerged as a new source for the current
information in the last few years.
The Internet and digital technologies offer the promise of greater
dissemination of information.
Googling news and views over the Internet by many user groups
including academic fraternity, governmental and commercial
institutions and general public is the new trend worldwide.
Online newspapers and magazines have brought the whole world at
reader's doorsteps. These online editions fulfill the law, 'Information
for all' by their universal availability and access.
This technology has made a deep impact on all information-related
products and services including the newspapers and other relevant
publication.
The increasing user population in the Net has attracted the traditional
newspapers and magazines to publish their online editions.
However, It should be designed in such a way that users of all age
get attracted and get benefited.
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