| Journalism online is challenging traditional news media. This thesis proposes to dissect the current practice of online journalism as a means to understanding the current predicament in which journalism finds itself. And, while many news organizations and journalists herald the rise of online news as a major, positive revolution within the industry, this form of journalism is fraught with contradictions and shortcomings. This thesis seeks to explore the cogency behind the arguments surrounding journalism online and critique those in an effort to better understand its current state. This thesis proposes a new direction in an effort to wrestle with some of the persistent problems facing modern journalism through a practice called E-journalism, which seeks to create a form beyond much of the journalism done online over the past 15 years, as a means of reconnecting with a socially responsible practice to enhance a participatory democratic system. |
