ABSTRACT
This book has examined journalism on the Internet. It has considered the implications of the Internet for news publishing, journalism practice, news presentation, and news consumption. The presence of news sites on the WWW grew dramatically over the last decade of the 20th century. Established news organizations migrated their businesses or key publications onto the Net, whereas start-up news suppliers emerged via this new medium in a marketplace where traditionally it can be difficult to gain a foothold. Despite the importance attached to establishing an online presence among news organizations, many have frequently failed to make the necessary investment or have lacked the technical skills needed to do so effectively. Thus, online news publishing as a business is experiencing a steep learning curve as it comes to terms with the fact that electronic commerce is not the same as the environment in which it is accustomed to doing business.
