الملخص الإنجليزي
The study aimed at investigating the characteristics of Omani online newspapers. It used a purposive sample of online newspaper that possess a print edition (Oman daily newspaper and Al Shabiba newspaper), and other newspapers without a print edition (Atheer and Al hadith)
The study depended on the Qualitative Analysis, it conducted content analysis of the Omani online newspapers in addition to interview the editors of these newspapers.
The study concluded that the Omani Online newspapers are considerably different in some aspects, while they are similar in other aspects to the print newspapers. In term of content, the Omani Online newspapers focused mainly on local news, and depended heavily on traditional news coverage style and sources. The Omani Online newspapers did not use the new writing styles such as Hypertext, Summaries, layers...etc.
The study showed that the Omani online newspapers adopted social networks and used them as a new platform for distributing and promoting their content. All newspapers have active accounts in various social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram The study also showed a limited use of interactivity in Omani online newspaper, especially newspapers that have print editions.
