Computer Application for Journalism

Advances in Computer application and information systems have created new opportunities as well as challenges to the journalism resources. In the past two decades or so, information has become a key issue of interest to both researchers and practitioners since the advent of computers. This issue has become more of a concern to both the communities with the advances in computer applications and information systems in the recent times. The primary concern and the challenge is, in part due to the tremendous amount of information generated with the advancement of computer technology and journalism issues. Information support systems are designed in a way to help solve some of the concerns and challenges of managing information resources on persons, groups and organisations. Without doubt, support systems are the key topics for current and future research efforts aimed at maximizing the management of information resources induced electronic journalism as a new trend in the news service that have recently been boosted by internet diffusion.