Like typewriters and towns with two newspapers, the advent of online journalism is slowly changing the way reporters present the facts. But it is too soon to say what the final product will look like. But more important, a new structure for online news has not yet been developed.
Newspapers are the most conservative medium when it comes to experimenting with new forms.
The narrative form, or storytelling, is found in every culture on Earth. It is used to teach, entertain and provide important information. It has been used to advance morality, to address injustice, to promote tolerance and to explore the human condition. People turn to stories to understand life as it is and spark their imaginations about what life might be. Most newspaper articles are not these types of stories.