Backpack Journalism - Coming to the Media Near You

Whether or not media companies have an honest motive behind it, whether or not it's the best for the public, whether or not we like it, backpack journalism has broken open traditional reporting and it's not going anywhere.

Jane Stevens gives a number of valid reasons for this, and even Martha Stone can't help but give examples of companies already using backpack journalists.

Stone does, however, list the problems with it, but they won't stop companies from joining the bandwagon. It's where journalism is going and no media group wants to be left behind. More than that, in order to compete, they can't afford to be left behind.

And just like some newspapers are better than others, some backpack journalists will be better than others. But they’ll be there, and the public will take advantage of its benefits.

Don’t get me wrong. I like reading large, difficult to manage, thin sheets of paper that leave my hands inky after I’m finished. And who doesn’t love going as deep into a television story as a child goes into a baby pool? But with backpack journalism, for whatever reason, I think we’ll be able to do bigger and better things.