%0 Journal Article %1 Dimmick2004cbt %A Dimmick, John %A Chen, Yan %A Li, Zhan %D 2004 %J Journal of Media Economics %K COMPETITION broadcasting internet journalismus massenmedien medien news tv %N 1 %P 19 - 33 %T Competition Between the Internet and Traditional News Media: The Gratification-Opportunities Niche Dimension. %U http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=12062155&site=ehost-live %V 17 %X The use of online news compared with news use via traditional media is studied. In light of the niche theory and the theory of uses and gratifications, a medium survives, grows, competes and prospers by providing utility or gratification to consumers. From the data collected in a telephone survey, results showed that internet has a competitive displacement effect on traditional media in the daily news domain with the largest displacements occurring for television and newspapers. Moreover, there is a moderately high degree of overlap or similarity between the niches of the internet and the traditional media on gratification-opportunities dimension.

@article{Dimmick2004cbt, abstract = {The use of online news compared with news use via traditional media is studied. In light of the niche theory and the theory of uses and gratifications, a medium survives, grows, competes and prospers by providing utility or gratification to consumers. From the data collected in a telephone survey, results showed that internet has a competitive displacement effect on traditional media in the daily news domain with the largest displacements occurring for television and newspapers. Moreover, there is a moderately high degree of overlap or similarity between the niches of the internet and the traditional media on gratification-opportunities dimension. }, added-at = {2007-09-06T10:29:41.000+0200}, author = {Dimmick, John and Chen, Yan and Li, Zhan}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/253e6a819195f31c4a76fd42db1ccef6b/tobidiplom}, interhash = {43f9ea21dda569e0ba190441c6d2b415}, intrahash = {53e6a819195f31c4a76fd42db1ccef6b}, issn = {08997764}, journal = {Journal of Media Economics}, keywords = {COMPETITION broadcasting internet journalismus massenmedien medien news tv}, number = 1, pages = {19 - 33}, timestamp = {2007-09-25T16:59:24.000+0200}, title = {Competition Between the Internet and Traditional News Media: The Gratification-Opportunities Niche Dimension.}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=12062155&site=ehost-live}, volume = 17, year = 2004 }