Trends in the online newsroom: A study of the Straits Times Interactive

This paper examines the impact of online technology on work practices, management policy and online consumer’s expectations from the Singaporean national daily Straits Times Interactive which was launched in 1995, making it one of the pioneers in this new medium at a stage when the commercial use of the Internet was in its infancy in the region. Based on online newsroom trends, implications on journalism education are considered and teaching tools suggested.