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The Changes in News Agency Services in the Internet Era

Author(s): Ludmila Trunečková
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Združenie MASS MEDIA SCIENCE
Keywords: news agency; wires; Czech News Agency; technological changes; digitalization; internet; graphic – radio/audio and TV video services; source; hoax

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with recent changes and developments in news agency services in context of digitalization of media and expansion of internet: infographic (2D flash, 3D animated), audio and video/TV services. The Czech News Agency CTK (founded 1992) launched infographic services in 1992, audio services in 2001, video services and 3D animated graphics in 2006. A new multimedia editorial system became fully operational in the same year. The article is focused not only on ongoing changes and evaluation of existing news services, but also describes the issues related to problems with news sources (incl. hoaxes) and with publishing on internet (copyright).

  • Issue Year: 51/2008
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 12-17
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Czech