One of the nice surprises when studying the online coverage of the elections was the use of audio files by GVA.be. Although not so advanced as those used by vrtnieuws.net, the use of these audio files by a digital newspaper must be encouraged. I was not so suprised that one day later, a concurrent newspaper (standaard.be) introduced the same audio technology to add audio files to the texts.
Unfortunately, the use of audio files stopped two days after the elections. It seems like for online newspaper journalists, the use of integrated audio is not as 'normal' or 'useful' as it may look at first glance. This would confirm the general criticism of the lack of interactivity and multimedia in digital newspapers. But maybe there is much more to come ... suprise me!
Unfortunately, the use of audio files stopped two days after the elections. It seems like for online newspaper journalists, the use of integrated audio is not as 'normal' or 'useful' as it may look at first glance. This would confirm the general criticism of the lack of interactivity and multimedia in digital newspapers. But maybe there is much more to come ... suprise me!
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