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ABSTRACT
Journalism has experienced a swift change in modality, which is all-encompassing as online journalism is replacing the conventional journalism and its modalities. There is a massive change in people’s preference for media choice ranging from newspapers to read and which electronic media to opt for. For example, every newspaper outlet in Nigeria has more readership online than offline. Same goes to radio and television stations where online followership exceeds that of the offline. Hence, this study carries out a critical evaluation of the influence of online journalism on newspapers organizations in Nigeria, with a microscopic view on Punch and ThisDay newspapers respectively. The study conducted a content analysis on selected newspapers and discovered that there is a paradigm shift from offline customer base to online, such that, 75% of contents online are consumed quicker than when offline because over 90% of readers are youths who are mainly online. Findings also show that Punch newspaper did a better job in the various formats they employed compared to that of ThisDay who had a Fluctuating usage of the various formats. Though both newspapers had a discouraging usage, the ones used were not adequately utilized. This has changed the face of journalism completely and caused a structural adjustment in the ways journalists and media houses operate nationwide and globally. This study then concluded that the best option for a media house is to have 100% online presence and prioritize online content creation over offline. The study recommended that there should be a gatekeeping institution for online contents that will regulate what goes to the media space in Nigeria.
