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Sections:

Introduction

Arguments for Mediamorphosis

Print as a Prelude

Online Journalism and the Newspaper Metaphor

Using the Newspaper Metaphor

The Changing Language of the Metaphor

Summary and Conclusion

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In 1998, Web usability expert Jakob Nielsen predicted that legacy media such as newspapers and magazines would be replaced by integrated Internet packages of text, video, and reference materials between 2003 and 2008. Microsoft CEO Bill Gates predicted in 1999 that newspapers would stop making print editions by 2018. These are only two of many forecasts of the death of newspapers, a form of "mediacide," in the wake of the popularization of the Internet in the past decade.

Some of these estimates must be reined in significantly since the jubilant optimism of the Internet was crushed by the failure of many dot-com companies in 2000. Now it appears that online news will not be an agent of mediacide replacing print news as many have predicted. More likely, it is going through a period of "mediamorphosis" to become a complementary medium to traditional newspapers. However, online journalism cannot rely on traditional models of news production, and must find its own style based on the newspaper metaphor. This paper will examine the mediamorphosis phenomenon and how it has created a newspaper metaphor for online journalism that can be beneficial for traditional newspapers and new media.














Next: Arguments for Mediamorphosis



© Erin Keck, April 2002

Sections:

Introduction

Arguments for Mediamorphosis

Print as a Prelude

Online Journalism and the Newspaper Metaphor

Using the Newspaper Metaphor

The Changing Language of the Metaphor

Summary and Conclusion

_________________

Return to Assignments

Currants Home

In 1998, Web usability expert Jakob Nielsen predicted that legacy media such as newspapers and magazines would be replaced by integrated Internet packages of text, video, and reference materials between 2003 and 2008. Microsoft CEO Bill Gates predicted in 1999 that newspapers would stop making print editions by 2018. These are only two of many forecasts of the death of newspapers, a form of "mediacide," in the wake of the popularization of the Internet in the past decade.

Some of these estimates must be reined in significantly since the jubilant optimism of the Internet was crushed by the failure of many dot-com companies in 2000. Now it appears that online news will not be an agent of mediacide replacing print news as many have predicted. More likely, it is going through a period of "mediamorphosis" to become a complementary medium to traditional newspapers. However, online journalism cannot rely on traditional models of news production, and must find its own style based on the newspaper metaphor. This paper will examine the mediamorphosis phenomenon and how it has created a newspaper metaphor for online journalism that can be beneficial for traditional newspapers and new media.














Next: Arguments for Mediamorphosis

© Erin Keck, April 2002