Online journalism can be defined as the distribution of news by various newspapers through the internet. The internet has created a vast platform for people to also contribute in the news making process. Mainstream journalists market their stories through the internet because a mounting number of people now prefer online news.
They prefer online news because it is more effective to surf the net, it is also limitless and easily accessible. Breaking stories can be easily linked online and there are regular upgrades on them.
Timeslive
The Times is a daily South African newspaper. It also has an online newspaper called thetimes.co.za. It is under AVUSA and a member to DMMA (Digital Media and Marketing Associations.)
Timeslive has good top breaking stories and regular updates are made on the page. Their layout is easy to follow and they upload quality photos and videos.
Layout
Top Left of page: There is a logo of the newspaper
Top right of page: There is weather information.
Then below that there is the leading story of the moment. Next to the leading story there is advertisement placement. Underneath that there is sport news and there are more advertisement, voting polls and opinions.
Bottom left of the page: There is the cartoon segment.
The multimedia elements.
· Videos
· Facebook and Twitter page
· Sound clips
Pretoria news
Since 1999 it has been under Idependant Online. Pretoria News is also a daily mainstream newspaper which has been an active contributer to the online news.
Their layout is simple and not bombarded with many things. The template which they use makes it really hard to get access on audios and videos. Videos are rarely uploaded.
Layout
Top Left of page: There is a logo of the newspaper
The top story follows just underneath the logo. Underneath that Gauteng, South African, Business and Sport news follow.
The multimedia elements.
· Facebook and Twitter account
Sowetan live
Sowetan is South Africa’s well-known daily newspaper. It is under AVUSA and a member to the DMMA.
It’s template design doesn’t differ much from timeslive. It is a good news site as the necessary photos, links and videos are uploaded.
Layout
Top Left of page: There is a logo of the newspaper
Top right of the page: there is a search box.
The top stories is the leading in the page and other general news follow there after. Underneath that there are more headlines and sport, business and opinions. The weather insert is sightly towards the end of the page.
The multimedia elements.
· Videos
· Facebook and Twitter page
· Sound clips
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