Internet News

Abstract

The Internet has changed the political world, but its effect on media usage patterns is not well understood. In particular, previous research suggests no clear answer to the question of whether the Internet is a substitute for or a complement to traditional media outlets. We contribute to this literature by applying theories from ecology—namely, the theory of the niche—to examine competition between new and older media. Our study is the first to test hypotheses derived from this theory on a large, national sample. The analysis indicates that people are replacing traditional outlets, especially newspapers, with the Internet. At the same time, however, replacement is not a widespread phenomenon as yet. We find important replacement differences across newspapers and radio on the one hand and television on the other. We also report some of the first evidence regarding the attitudinal consequences of replacement behavior.

Methods and value of storytelling for stakeholders in post-disaster tourism scenarios

“…Traditional media, particularly television, offered both audio and visual content, providing marketers with a creative ground to experiment and explore (Ogidi and Utulu, 2016). However, academics argue that traditional platforms are fading in the background, due to the internet and technological advancement (Gaskins and Jerit, 2012). Despite the growth of online media, traditional media continues to play an important role in the communication landscape (Belch and Belch, 2014).…”

Algorithmic Journalism—Current Applications and Future Perspectives

“…In this day and age, the internet accounts for a very large portion of daily media consumption (Gaskins and Jerit 2012) and as such the way the dissemination of news is handled proves to be exceedingly important (Orellana-Rodriguez and Keane 2018). There are three main platforms through which the majority of internet users receivetheir news content from, namely: news aggregators, search engines and social media sites (Foster 2012).…”

Media Choice Proliferation and Shifting Orientations Towards News in the United States and Norway, 1995–2012

“…Evidence clearly shows that digital options are displacing the use of traditional media as sources of news (Gaskins & Jerit 2012;Ha & Fang 2012), but the leading news news websites are still national and owned by national and international media conglomerates. As the specific gratifications sought by individuals vary, so may their orientations toward local, national and international news.…”

“…In studies of influence (Merton 1949), people who are knowledgeable about world affairs are often identified as respected and persuasive -which may motivate some people to select international news. On the whole, choice expansion should increase the ability of audience members to successfully match a specific desire with specific content as they find their niche (Dimmick, Chen, & Li 2004;Gaskins & Jerit 2012).…”