Times have changed and with it has changed news. And needless to say, news if not served piping hot is of no use. Some even that occurred yesterday has lost its value today such is the reach of news mediums in today's age.The methods by way of which 1 can keep abreast with present news has improved manifold. Once news was spread only by way of word-of-mouth the n later on came the newspapers followed by Television and its hot avatar live Television. The subsequent major revolution came with the advent of the world-wide-web. Now it is is a matter of seconds prior to a news breaks on the World Wide Net. This medium has a extremely robust benefit as it is not bound by time or region constraints. Just a internet connection and a suitable device can guarantee that 1 is connected to the happenings from around the world in a matter of few clicks.And the most essential innovation which has come to the fore by the rapid improve in acceptance of the Net as a credible source of news is that news web sites have evolved into hybrid mediums where there textual news, videos, audio clippings, photos and so on. But what makes it really revolutionary is that present news served by way of the internet is participatory in nature. The reader/viewer can not just read or watch news, he/she is also bestowed with the power to comment/ like/vote their favourite stories. This participatory benefit of the internet is the essence of its benefit vis--vis other mediums. Even though the Television news industry has also risen to the challenge and goad individuals to participate in the news by way of posting on Facebeook or Twitter, but then that too falls under the purview of what necessarily is the Net. Present news has certainly got a entire new which means and relevance courtesy the advent of the world-wide-web age. Take for example the recent announcement of the capture and killing of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The news was flashed all across the world within sec onds of it getting confirmed by the Libyan Transition Council. Had been an event in the 70s or 80s or even 90s, the news would have got flashed in India most recent by the 9 pm news on the state run Doordarshan. Now every thing is instant, every thing is present but this race for getting the initial has produced present news lose its relevance as what is present at this moment is stale in 1 hour. But still, the significance and the benefit of the new mediums is a thing that is on the rise and will be a crucial aspect in deciding the profitability of a news organisation in the days to come.
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