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New Media literacies - Users need to become able to self evaluate the reliability of certain sources

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Money is difficult to make with online journalism - there isn't any reliable revenue stream for the instant spread of information, so working professionally as a citizen journalist is nearly impossible

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Offers advertisers the opportunity to use moving images and sound.

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Local people can sometimes get closer than the press

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Media institutions offer both soft or hard paywalls to their users, provides exclusive content for users who pay

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misinformation can be spread based on individual, personal agendas

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is more visually pleasing than a newspaper, which are constrained by their physical form

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news still isn't hugely reliable - false stories can be picked up and spread even by institutions without any blowback
(batman v superman twitter smear campaign, Obama is a muslim/wasnt born in america)

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One needs to take a closer look at the news to confirm its sources, as it can be inaccurate.

Innacurate information can be used in political smear campaigns.

News becomes less profitable due to fragmentation.

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Allows for organistation of events such as protests

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‘’At any point, anyone today can become the world's most important journalist’’

Live streaming is the future

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- Lack of verification from news sources can result in biased information being shared
- Larger media companies may have ulterior motives, also producing biased information that presents a story in a more favourable light if they harbour connections to its subject

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information can be spread instantly and without bias or filtration from editors/agendas (but with some bias from the person responsible, who have no review or supervision)

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Allows news to be easily accessed through the use of social media platforms (E.g. Twitter)

Verified journalists can use the news to their advantage as they are seen as reliable and can provide misinformation to the public

Anyone can be a journalist if they are at the right place at the right time.

Decline of newspapers due to the rapid take over of media.

Paywall prevents users from accessing webpage content without subscriptions. Hard paywall only allows minimal access.

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A unfiltered view on the news can be provided through citizen journalists.

Access to news is much more instant, with fast distribution as well as recent footage or even livestreams.

More information on niche areas is provided due to narrowcasting.

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allows everyone to become involved eg. citizen journalist

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Advantages and disadvantages  of online news

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Advantages and disadvantages  of online news

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Advantages

Allows for citizen journalism to be possible such as in areas where news organisations may not be present such as, the arab spring and ferguson protests.

Easier distribution

Allows reader to pick out news that interests them - specialised searches for niche audiences

Interactive news through easier integration of video

Cheaper production

Disadvantages

Misinformation can be spread more easily

Many citizen journalists are not trusted due to lack of verification

De-intellectualization of news due to competitive nature

Need for new media literacies (Source checking, awareness of sources)