a new age

So I went out to dinner with my friend last night who is a journalist and professor at UMass Dartmouth. We got into the discussion of how journalists need to know so much more now. You not only have to be good writer, but you now must be able to post blogs, and be technologically savvy. The journalist who do well are the ones who have posts online, that are interactive so others can comment. It becomes more like a conversation now than anything else. Everyone wants to put in their two cents about the topic and have their voices heard. Blogging allows for this, which is why its so popular. It is interesting to see what will happen to journalism, newspapers and even magazines over the next few years as the internet continues to take over