Jodie’s blog

The amount of information that we can access on any one subject is endless on the internet.

You can Google any subject, read blogs, listen to Podcasts and watch vlogs of the latest news without turning on a radio, TV or picking up a paper.

Media has evolved so much since the 1920s when newspapers were king.

Media has boomed with the changing technology.

Anyone can report and photograph news worthy situations.

It is a case of being in the right place at the right time with the right equipment. Simply point your mobile phone and click record.

It makes perfect sense. Every day people are the ones caught up in these situations.

They are the survivors who are caught in the perfect position to report on the story.

They are simply making the best of a sometimes very bad situation.

We all want the most up to date information when a major story breaks.

TV crews and journalists can take some reaching these areas and can only report from the outside.

Media organisations are creating divisions called ‘user generated content desks’ to monitor and filter the over whelming supply of information that people email, or text in.

This development depicts what is happening worldwide. We are all reporters. Technology is taking us in this direction.

This video looks at Citizen Journalism. (Video taken from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU5LonkXbCE)

As technology continually changes, it updates the ways we perform tasks every day.

Convergence journalism is a result of the technological changes in the way we access the media.

It makes sense to move towards convergence in the newsroom. Not only does it save on resources, it allows the reporter to learn new skills.

It allows the reader the convenience of accessing what they want when they want.

It allows the audience to receive information in a variety of forms and they get to choose how to access it.

Convergence journalism is simply moving with and trying to keep up the times .

It also allows the reporter to gather a variety of mediums on their story, gaining a better insight into the story and allowing them the opportunity to view it from different angles.

Today you do not even need to be sitting at home or a computer to access the latest news.

You can view with internet access on your mobile phone and even have the latest stories sent to you via a text message.

It all boils down to convenience. We all seem so busy these days.

Who has the time to sit down and actually read a paper from cover to cover? Newspapers, more than ever, are considered yesterday’s news.

Newspapers will always have a place, but the internet allows you to access information as it happens. It is up to date and available 24 hours a day. I love it.

TV news stories can only show so much on each story on their bulletins.  

I often jump onto Yahoo7, news.com.au and ninemsn to read more in depth versions of the story. At the same video and photos are often available to help paint the picture as well.

Links are often set up to allow you to read on and learn more about the subject.

Convergence is the future of Journalism. It will be benefiting to the reader, who will drive this transformation.

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