CYBER VS PRINT MEDIA By Pushker Srivastava B.Tech., MBA, PGDCA, MMC, Ph.D. Corporate Trainer & Consultant (IT & Digital Media) Ex. Production Manager, SAIL, Govt. of India Director (Projects) – Network 18 Group Visiting Professor • Indian Institute of Mass Communication • Jawaharlal Nehru University • University of Delhi • GGS IP University • Guru Jambheshwar University • CCS University Corporate Trainer • Indian Armed Forces • Para Military Forces • ICAR
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CYBER VS PRINT MEDIA
By Pushker Srivastava B.Tech., MBA, PGDCA, MMC, Ph.D.
Corporate Trainer & Consultant (IT & Digital Media)
Ex. Production Manager, SAIL, Govt. of India
Director (Projects) – Network 18 Group
Visiting Professor
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication
• Jawaharlal Nehru University
• University of Delhi
• GGS IP University
• Guru Jambheshwar University
• CCS University
Corporate Trainer
• Indian Armed Forces
• Para Military Forces
• ICAR
• Indian Information Service
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1. Cyber journalism lowers the cost & economizes the method of publishing.
The publishing cost is very high. One needs paper, printing machines and material with large manual inputs.
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2. Internet has redefined the deadlines. Deadline for cyber journalist could be next minute – next second
Newspapers or magazines are published after a day, fortnight or a month.
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3. Cyber journalist needs to be prepared to engage reader(s) in an ongoing dialogue. He is like a bar-tender, who does not say what is important – the right remains with the reader so cyber journalist is a virtual guide to his readers.
A print journalist can't interact with his readers that much, he can be at best a gatekeeper who decides what to publish and what not to.
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4. The element of interactivity, speed and instant feedback from the readers is the key feature.
Print media cannot interact with its readers instantaneously and normally the news is 8-10 hrs. late.
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5. Cyber journalism allows readers to discover the value of old news i.e. retrieving of news, information is fast in cyber media.
One cannot find old news or previous versions of newspapers with that ease.
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6. The voice of online journalism is more passionate and impressionistic.
Print journalism is traditional and cannot drive the readers passionately.
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7. The cyber journalism is telegraphic, instant and reach is global.
Print journalism is not fast and is local.
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8. Cyber media displays the news with graphics, pictures, sound and movies and thus more realistic. (visual communication – more retention)
Print journalism has its own limitations, it can’t show videos and can not produce sounds.
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9. The readers are being guided by help buttons, site maps or navigation facilities
There is no such facility.
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10. Cyber journalism has limited yet enthusiastic audience, who demand focused information.
Print has wide range of readers but it can't provide the focused information to readers.
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11. Credibility is doubtful as the source of the information / news is not always displayed hence so is the authenticity.
Since source is known and is in bylines, hence more reliable and authentic.
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12. Hacker can twist the news, change the data and thus stories and news may give wrong information, so reliability suffers.
Once published and in circulation, no one change the contents of a newspaper.
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13. On internet, readers have more choice and if not attracted by the contents, they can switch to other news-websites.
In print media, choice is very limited. Readers generally subscribe to one or two papers.
It is more than just graphics, color scheme and layout that keeps the readers glued to a particular website and i.e. content.
