Although journalism has changed over the decades, it is still basically the same as when it first started out. Everything is written from pencil and finds their way to a piece of paper. But as we move on into the 21st century, journalism has found a way to transform itself into something totally new and improved. They are moving into the Internet (Shimada Interview).
Ever since it came out, the Internet has skyrocketed itself to the top. It has become the fastest growing communications medium in history. In less than ten years, it has gone up from a small group of computer experts to about seventy million people in the United States alone. Over the next year or so, it is expected to rise to a 320 million. While some might think the Internet has become a threat to the journalism business, many welcome it as a new business opportunity (Mogel 170).
These days, when someone refers to a newspaper, they could be talking about something that has nothing to do with paper. Now the World Wide Web is the place to find news both easy and cheap. Many of the major newspaper companies have gone to the Internet to post their daily newspapers. North America has the most newspaper online activity with Europe and the other continents close behind. "Today, there is an estimated 6,800 newspapers operating on the Web worldwide" (Mogel 170). People can find anything from the top news to comics and their daily horoscopes online. Best of all, they do not have to leave their seat or pay a cent for it.