Digital Age + News = ???

With the digital age finally upon us, journalists have to move with the speed of digital. Multimedia journalists have an edge on print and broadcast journalists; because the multimedia journalist has more experience with newer technology and know how use it effectively. With being mainly online, multimedia journalists have numerous opportunities to brand themselves online. To be honest, for broadcast and print journalists, I would recommend them keeping a blog and update it regularly and essentially creating a fan base for followers to keep track of their coverage. It’s enterprising and leads to entrepreneurship in the media. Finding new ways to engage with the public with social media creates a personal experience with the audience who enjoy your work.

For journalists of any kind, this is the time to capitalize on new venture in storytelling, the online experience, and eventually seeing profits from their work.

The world of multimedia journalism is a growing field and those that work in journalism with the old mindset of traditional journalism will not succeed in the digital age unless they can incorporate the traditional rules of journalism with the new rules of multimedia journalism.