A New Way of Storytelling Marissa Kuettel

I have to disagree with Martha Stone's opinion that backpack journalists will simply produce a "mush of mediocrity". I think that all depends on the journalist, because it's not impossible to learn how to "do it all". Stone seemed to approach the issue from a point that assumes the journalist would be doing everything on his or her own, while Jane Stevens mentioned that converged journalism would require more team work. I thought it was somewhat pessimistic to say that journalists are too independently-natured to work as a team. All of Stone's arguments against backpack journalism make sense, I just don't think they're significant enough to make it unsuccessful. It seems like a good idea for journalists to be able to do all forms of media, even if they still specialize in one form. That's why in the convergence sequence at Mizzou we pick a concentration within convergence. There's nothing wrong with knowing how to do a little of everything, and when it comes to making a "mush of mediocrity" it depends on the journalist. I also think having a team to help would avoid that problem too, and it would still be just as efficient if everyone on that team knew how to do all forms of media.