Internet newspapers : the making of a mainstream medium / edited by Xigen Li.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Li, Xigen.

Series:

LEA's communication series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic newspapers.

Online journalism.

Physical Description:

xii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

Summary:

This volume addresses the emergence of online newspapers and the delivery of news through this outlet. Utilizing empirical research, the chapters explore the theoretical and practical issues associated with Internet newspapers and examine the process through which online newspapers have grown into a mainstream medium. Contributions to this work emphasize three key areas: the structure and presentation of newspapers on the Internet, the medium as an interactive process, and the ways in which the public interacts with Internet newspapers.

This collection makes a substantial contribution to the understanding of newspapers on the Internet, covering their development and changes as well as the impact that news delivery through this medium has had on other media, audiences, and society. It also sheds light on improving the operation and performance of Internet newspapers to better serve the public and to gain the competitive edge in the industry.

Internet Newspapers: The Making of a Mainstream Medium is appropriate for scholars, researchers, students, and practitioners in the areas of journalism and mass communication.

Contents:

I: Information delivery and access of Internet newspapers

The evolution of online newspapers: a longitudinal content analysis, 1997-2003 / Jennifer D. Greet and Donica Mensing

Graphic use and interconnectedness of Internet newspapers: a many-to-many communication model / Xigen Li

Applying network theory to the use of external links on news web sites / Mark Tremayne

Web page design and news retrieval efficiency: a content analysis of five U.S. Internet newspapers / Xigen Li

Functional alternatives in obtaining news online: an experimental study of three U.S. Internet newspapers / Xigen Li

The Web news story and cognitive flexibility / Wilson Lowrey and Jinmyung Choi

II: Emerging medium in an interactive process

Effect of growing Internet newspapers on circulation of U.S. print newspapers / Zhanwei Cao and Xigen Li

Factors influencing interactivity of Internet newspapers: a content analysis of 106 U.S. newspapers' Web sites / Qian Zeng and Xigen Li

Cross-media partnership and its effect on technological convergence of online news content: a content analysis of 100 Internet newspapers / Renee duPlessis and Xigen Li

The market relation between online and print newspapers: the case of Austin, Texas / Hsiang Iris Chyi and Dominic L. Lasorsa

Re-examining the market relation between online and print newspapers: the case of Hong Kong / Hsiang Iris Chyi

III: Internet newspapers and the public

Utilities of online and offline news use / Carolyn A. Lin and Michael B. Salwen

The contributions of net news to cyber democracy: civic affordances of major metropolitan newspaper sites / Erik P. Bucy and Robert B. Affe

Internet newspapers' public forum and user involvement / Xianyi Ye and Igen Li

News of priority issues in print versus Internet newspapers / Xigen Li

Above the fold: a comparison of the lead stores in print and online newspapers / Donica Mensing and Jennifer D. Greer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805854169

0805854177

OCLC:

58043353

Publisher Number:

9780805854176

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