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This handbook gives an introductory overview of online journalism and participatory journalism with focus on electronic journalism; online news; web alerts; electronic paper; online news-story reporting and writings, online newspaper and magazine; open access journalism and breaking news. The highlights here include professional electronic document; document automation; digital signal processing; and digital edition and storytelling. Similarly, issues related to Internet, Internet search and Internet service providers are described with focus on major elements and dimensions. A comparative study of major search engines being used globally is made with focus on layout engines and domain technology control. Sufficient case studies have been made to further clarify the points. 

This handbook also provides details with respect to related publishing and referencing tools used by online journalists. Ways and means of checking facts on the net and making money on news content website are also highlighted. Attempts have been made by the editors to present better understanding of downloadable content, desktop search, browsers and toolbars. This publication describes various web groups, lists, blogs, emails and multimedia elements and their scope with special focus on online video, news and other methods of communication. Role of pictures, audio and video in multimedia presentation is analyzed. Finally, this reference book also describes the ethics of online journalism and laws related to online service providers. Useful practical insights are also presented as appendices. The book contains detailed glossary of terms bibliography and index to facilitate clear understanding and future research.