Multimedia "backpack" journalism is now longer a thing of the future. The future is now. In fact the demand for "do-it-all" journalists has never been higher.
I agree with what Jane Stevens says about how backpack journalists will rule the world of journalism. I think it is incredibly important for a journalists to understand how to be able to communicate across all mediums of which people get their news. If a journalists is sent to cover a breaking news story than can immediately begin to cover it via the internet posting updates on a web page that they created in just a few short minutes on their laptop. With a small camera they will also be able to upload short flash videos as well as still photographs onto their website. This would not be possible if a reporter had to constantly move back and forth from the scene of the story back to the newsroom in order to do their reporting.
However, While I do not entirely agree with what Martha Stone had to say, I think it is important for a journalist to be a master of some trade. I do believe that in the very near future we will begin to see journalists who are masters at being back pack journalists.
Though backpack journalism and convergence journalism are quickly becoming common place in newsrooms, straight forward everyday reporting can never be ignored. While backpack journalism may be necessary for covering a breaking news story, nothing can replace the quality of a well done news story.
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