Week One

After reading Mush of Medocrity I see a number of disadvantages I had not previously thought about. I had not really thought about how one person trying to accomplish a print story, photographs and a video package might have to decrease the quality of these to accomplish there tasks in a deadline. It makes sense that three people could do that better than one.

However, I also believe that if a person is trained well enough in convergence journalism they can be a valuable asset to a media company. Just like the example in Backpack Journalism of the guy who had to do the story by himself due to only one visa being issued, this shows how valuable somebody with various areas of knowledge can be. I believe that the kind of training we are getting now will not lead us to be any less competent than our collegues who specialise in one area of journalism.

In 10 years when convergence journalism is going to be more popular, questions of quality may also be answered with the development of technology. I am sure that in 10 years time the technology available will make a convergence journalists job easier and of a higher standard.

So to sum up, I believe that if the opportunity for a media company is there to send five people for a story, if they have the money and staffing available for that, then this is the best option. However, when this is not possible and often when international stories break this is not, a convergence journalist is going to be a valuable tool.