Tuesday, January 16, 2007

print vs. online media

The online enquirer differs from the print version in several ways. The first thing I noticed is that the online enquirer offeres live traffic reports, weather, and stories are updated through the day. The print version offers pictures of some of it's top stories and online they offer video clips. I like being able to have more update information and and can easily scroll through the sections on one page without fliping through the paper. The online is also more readily availble to me than access to a tv through out the day and I don't have to pay for the newspaper.

I think the newspaper has more detail and probably more correct information before posting the story. Online makes posting as soon as the information comes in and the story could possible not be as well formed with all the details that the newspaper might provide the next day. Most people want their news fast so they are going to go online to get it. There are those people out there that don't have internet access and still use the newspaper as their source for daily information. They rely on it and if they need more up to date information they can watch the news throught out the day to get their updates.

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