The whole reason I came to Mizzou from out of state was for the Convergence Journalism program. Becoming a "jack of all trades" is something I aspire to accomplish. I tend to lean more toward Steven's point of view that knowing how to preform any assignment asked of you and having background training in many areas make you an essential employee in the journalism industry. In the long run, I hope I am the go-to-girl for breaking news and and questions that may arise about any computer software.
Even though both of these articles were supposed to present opposing views, I felt that they were both stating that it is useful to be trained in all areas of multimedia and not just focus on one.