FAQ: Online Journalism, which is also known as digital journalism can be said to be a contemporary form of journalism where editorial contents is distributed through the use of internet as oppose to publishing via the print and broadcast media.

In line with this, the print media and the broadcast media as a medium through which information is been passed to the general publicuse to be the well know and embraced means of information dissemination, many questions have been frequently asked in opposition of the new media (digital/ online Journalism).

Some of which are: why is the online journalism so important?

The features and what exactly make the online Journalism distinctive?

Note: Online Journalism is an advanced and technical improvement in ways through which information can be pass to a wide population, online Journalism does not dehumanize journalism. The use of digital journalism enables the journalist see through the world, gather information and quick dissemination of news through the use of the internet and this requires a website or blog which serves as a working place, it is the responsibility of a journalist to report fact with accuracy, produce and distracted through the internet that require fewer or no barrier of entry.

lower distribution costand diverse computer networking technologieshave led to the widespread practice of online Journalism, it has democratized the flow of information that was previously controlled by the traditional media including newspaper magazines, radio and TV.

Greater degree of creativity can be exercise on online Journalism because it is not limited by space compare to the traditional journalism. It is full of scope and require no time limitations, Online Journalism can be done on several platforms.

Lastly, online Journalism has open doors to citizens to participate in the development of their societies and freely express their minds on critical issue and holding the leaders accountable at all times, it also enables people of the society to play a greater role in the process of news making using video cameras and smartphones and active citizen are able to record footage of news events and upload to the internet.

Meanwhile, easy access to news from varieties of online sources has resulted in readers being able to pick from wider choice of official and unofficial sources to cater for different audiences.