Electronic newspapers - history, background and development
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Electronic newspapers - history, background and development In order to understand fully the theoretical aspects of this work and to relate this to practical field results, it is necessary to understand both the history and development of electronic newspapers and the context within which such development has taken place. The general historical context within which electronic newspapers are being developed is first examined. A brief description of the history of electronic publishing itself and some background containing details of the characteristics of electronic newspapers is followed by a review of development in the UK and a statement on their use, spread and status to date. The major characteristics of some existing UK based electronic newspapers are discussed and a comparison made with their hard copy counterparts. The chapter concludes with a review of a non-commercial leading edge example where issues of user acceptability have been uppermost in the minds of the...


