网络对于不同的国家、社会和人群,有着不同的含义。比如,网络是一个赚钱的商业机会;网络弥补了传统媒体在采集和传播新闻上的缺陷;网络改进了电信的基础设施;网络是打破媒体霸权的舞台;网络是公民们在一个封闭社会里讨论政治话题的公共论坛。只有理解了网络在全球性传播中的这些作用,才能深入研究网络新闻和网络记者在 The Internet has different meanings for different countries, communities and people. For example, the Internet is a profitable business opportunity; the Internet makes up for the shortcomings of traditional media in collecting and disseminating news; the Internet has improved the infrastructure of telecommunications; the Internet is the stage where media hegemony is broken; and the Internet is where citizens discuss themselves in a closed society Public forum for political topics. Only by understanding these roles of the Internet in its global reach can we study in depth online news and online journalists