Check out the web sites of Honolulu’s two daily newspapers, then compare them to the sites of Honolulu’s television stations.
What’s the difference?
Not much. Newspaper web sites vs. television station web sites. Both contain local and national news. Both have streaming audio and video. Both feature company “personalities” as columnists. Both have plenty of advertising which supports the site. Both are read by local residents and Hawaii expatriates.
The business model differences between newspapers and television stations are substantial, though both lean heavily on modern technology to maintain their respective positions in local media. The newspaper prints news and information. The television stations broadcast news and information.
In the age of the internet, there’s little difference in their online products.
In the future, will there be a difference? Will newspapers cease to print on paper, in favor of online bits via bytes? Will television stations cease to “broadcast” over the air, and instead become essentially ‘cable only’ media outlets?
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