| re and more print newspapers make the jump to | | | | download and upload speeds are equal and for |
| going online with the Internet, the importance of | | | | newsrooms, the upload is what matters most. |
| being the first with the news can all depend on | | | | With most other Internet connections, the |
| the speed of the Internet connection. | | | | downloads always far exceed the uploads in |
| Many major media outlets have recognized that | | | | terms of speed. |
| the next step to providing news to readers in a | | | | For journalists working out in the field, a high |
| rush is by making it more readily available on the | | | | speed Internet connection is the only way to file |
| Internet. However, for journalists, filing to the | | | | stories. A Wi-Fi enabled laptop or PDA can |
| Internet has added more pressure to being the | | | | connect to the Internet as long as it is within |
| first with the news because they don’t | | | | range of a wireless network which is connected |
| have to wait for the next day to bring stories to | | | | to the Internet. The coverage of one or more |
| the public, which was the case in the ‘old | | | | internconnected access points, more commonly |
| days’. | | | | known as hot spots, can make the Internet |
| Journalists no longer file stories and photos at the | | | | accessible almost anywhere. This way, |
| end of the day like they used to. In order to | | | | correspondence between what’s |
| keep up with the demand of their readers and | | | | happening on the field and what needs to get to |
| watchers, they have to now file stories, photos | | | | the newsroom can happen much faster than |
| and recently, video to the Internet multiple times | | | | physically driving the material back. It also beats |
| throughout the day in order to satiate the hunger | | | | making the phone call to voice over the story, |
| for visuals. This is why it is imperative to have a | | | | which can interrupt clarity when there’s a |
| high speed Internet connection – and one | | | | lot of commotion going on at the news scene. |
| that can handle the bandwidth necessary for all | | | | There are also the recent options of mobile |
| that uploading. | | | | wireless Internet services which are increasing in |
| A high speed broadband Internet connection, such | | | | popularity, especially with the introduction of |
| as an asymmetrical digital subscriber line | | | | smart phones, such as the Iphone or the |
| (otherwise known as ADSL), which allows | | | | Blackberry. Wherever the cell phone works, the |
| download speeds of up to about 1.5 megabits per | | | | Internet can be accessible. |
| second and upload speeds of 128 kilobits per | | | | With all the technology available to journalists |
| seconds can come in handy when uploading large | | | | today the competition has become more and |
| photos or videos, especially at frequent intervals | | | | more fierce as media outlets compete to be the |
| and from many machines in the office. | | | | first to post to the Web. High speed Internet |
| There is also a Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line | | | | makes a journalist’s job easier, and the |
| (SDSL) which is similar to ADSL, but allows data | | | | public greatly benefits by getting their news |
| transfer speeds of 384 Kilobits per second in both | | | | – fast. |
| directions. The great thing about SDSL is that | | | | |