[eccr] European news sites lead the way

European news sites lead the way
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Despite North America's status as the birthplace of the Internet,
European news sites are now starting to provide more innovative content,
according to new research.

Web writing expert J.D. Lasica of the Online Journalism Review (OJR),
said: "Most of the experts we contacted underlined the diverse,
deep-seated journalism traditions that infuse new media in each European
country".

The OJR review looked at sites in the UK, France, Germany, Denmark,
Spain, Belgium, Austria, The Netherlands, Italy and Sweden. Belgium and
Germany were generally seen as offering the brightest future for web
journalists. In Denmark the web had not really taken off to the same
extent, while in Sweden and Austria - despite high levels of computer
ownership - the recession had hit hard.

In the UK the only serious international web presences were seen as The
Guardian and the BBC. Spain and Italy had also been hit hard
economically, but Italy's La Republicca offered an innovative solution
by charging for print content republished on the web, while original
online content remains free.

Source: http://www.journalism.co.uk/ezine_plus/dotjpub/story410.shtml -
Journalism.co.uk

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