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Australian online newspapers: a website content analysis approach to measure interactivity

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posted on 2024-11-16, 12:58 authored by Nor Hazlina Hashim, Helen HasanHelen Hasan, S Sinnapan
This paper addresses the growth and development of the concept of interactivity in online newspapers from the perspectives of computer-mediated communication, journalism, advertising, and information system. This paper discusses the concept of interactivity originally coined by Heeter. The study maps Heeter’s dimensions that are content availability and choice, communication opportunity, effort of users, responsiveness, and customization and management of information onto contemporary settings of Australian online newspaper industry. The researchers reviewed 12 Australian online newspapers over two snapshots using website content analysis approach. Results draws out interesting discussions as to the level of interactivity highlighted by the online newspapers industry. Content availability and choice was found to be the most significant element of interactivity. It is noted that, while the majority of Australian online newspapers offer interactive functionality for expressing opinions, blogging, contests and polls, only one online newspaper provided genuine interactive gaming.

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Conference originally published as Hashim, NH, Hasan, H, and Sinnapan, S, Australian online newspapers: a website content analysis approach to measure interactivity, 18th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), 5-7 Dec 2007, Toowoomba.

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Australasian Conference on Information Systems

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1-11

Language

English

RIS ID

22442

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