Through the years numerous changes in the field of World Wide Web have affected the news industry and journalism. Technological developments in the structure of the Web and in its use have challenged well established journalistic practices and workflows. This progress strengthened on the one hand journalists’ performance in terms of information and variety of sources but on the other hand it undermined it in terms of functionality. For this reason not only media organizations but also journalists started to search, test and experimented with advanced technologies and smart web applications in real life scenarios. Specifically the Semantic Web (or Web 3.0.) and its features are gradually becoming trends because of the efficient ways they provide in data exploitation. Although it may not be clearly perceived, low level Semantic Web technologies are already being used today. Moreover the cooperation and convergence of media pioneers with technological giants and startups which specialize in the development and implementation of Semantic Web technologies are characterizing the landscape today. This paper aims to offer an analysis of the available semantic services, applications and tools in the context of journalism. The analysis will include a presentation of them followed by a short description so that a documentation of their specifications can take place. By offering a comprehensive examination of specific applications and tools adopted by global media organizations, the paper seeks to detect and define the existing use of Semantic Web technologies.