fan of convergence

The error I see in the argument against the "backpack journalism" is the fact that she is writing about today's media members. Almost everyone today was originally trained in one particular medium. They didn't grow up in an age where the media they are learning was used on an everyday basis. During their school years no one would have dreamed about half the things that are possible today in reporting news. There in lies the reason Convergence Journalism will work.

The market is now beginning to be filled by young people who have been immersed in this new technology for most of there short adult lives. They became acquainted with everything at an earlier age. For the most part the young people are all about change. They don't have an attitude that change is bad and we should continue the status quo on news reporting.

In her argument against "backpack journalism", Martha Stone presents great statistics showing why convergence journalism is needed. More and more people use the Internet and more and more people want to access their news in multiple ways. She argues that the well-rounded journalist will not be able to nuance their work for a story when they are faced with so many mediums. Why couldn't a news agency just send out two well-rounded journalists? Young people learning convergence journalism today are learning from the problems and mistakes of yesterday's news. The opportunities for learning are endless. The only reason Convergence Journalism won't grow is if it isn't given an opportunity. The market is out there, we just have to take advantage.