Here’s proof that South Africa’s online media is catching up to the rest of the world. The proof is in the pudding – or rather… in The Koek (the cake)!
The character of Vernon Koekemoer, a middle-aged man sporting a mullet hairdo and some unusual fashion gear, was created online, became very popular very quickly online and still continues online.
Vernon Koekemoer [...]
June 2, 2008
The Koek phenomenon began online
June 2, 2008
Summary 6: Chung, D.S. (2008). Interactive Features of Online Newspapers:
In this piece, Chung identifies 4 interactivity features, user patters and factors that predict the use of interactive features.
Interactivity challenges the traditional one-way flow of news by allowing users choice and even to become part of the news production – so interactivity has the potential to change conventional journalism through online news. Online newspapers are [...]
