Is the currently available technology in the region enough to create sophisticated online newspapers that support multimedia stories?
TE: Yes, if you have a robust server and a lot of creativity, you can shape an open source CMS to make a good impact with effective functionality. The ideas and technology are out there, they don’t have to cost a fortune, but you do have to be selective. It’s a question of establishing editorial requirements and then fitting the technology to make it serve those purposes. If it is to work, everyone needs to be working together. Editorial may not realize the technical possibilities now at their disposal, and technicians may not understand editorial requirements. If they all understand one another, technicians can alert editorial to the newest developments out there, for example, by making everyone else fresh knowledge-wise. IJNet: How do you see the future of online newspapers in the region? Are they feasible? TE: As feasible as elsewhere, in that it’s all about whether they are needed, if they are providing trustworthy information and are prepared to be flexible in changing circumstanc
