The Key Factors Affecting the Preparation and Delivery of Online News
The use of online media has been growing over the past decade. News organisations have websites, social media pages and blogs. Instead of a weekly or weekend-only paper, readers now have access to the news 24/7, whether it’s on paper, on the TV or the radio, or online. But why have we moved so deep into the online sphere? Why can it be more beneficial to do so? The main answer to these questions is timing. With the use of online publications and social media, readers have access to updates and news immediately, as it happens. The most recent example of this is the COVID-19 updates presented by state leaders every morning. These updates are hosted on news websites such as Sky News (see picture), social media websites such as Facebook and other forms of online media. If we were still in the era of newspapers dropped off every morning, or you have to go up to the local shop just to pick one up every Sunday, then these important updates may not reach every household in time, ...