Multimedia Changes Ability To Form Ideas - A. Tomeka Weatherspoon

There was one particular topic in the assigned articles I wanted discuss. Both articles raised valid points when assessing backpack journalists in the age of converging media. The article "The Backpack Journalist Is a 'Mush of Mediocrity'" argued that journalists with specialized areas of expertise are more likely to deliver more quality work. The general idea being that someone who knows a lot about one thing instead of a little about everything will have a deeper understanding of content and could likely deliver their product more quickly.

However, I agreed more with the article, "Backpack Journalism Is Here To Stay." It gave examples of where journalists can both range of skills and depth of understanding. Though according to the author, there are few who were able to do both when this article was written. 

One of my theories is that the advances in media has begun to effect our ability to form and interpret ideas. If the use of different media becomes more common, perhaps the ability to tell an in depth story will expand along with a range of skills. As more people become accustomed to the new age of multimedia, the number of people able to do this will grow.