The future of journalism. That’s a question that’s been on the mind of every newspaper reporter, magazine editor and radio announcer in the world. All those people who were trained to be a “traditional journalist” in journalism schools across the country once thought they would be following in the footsteps of Ernie Pyle and Bob Woodward. Now, they’re competing with bloggers and celebrity gossips like Perez Hilton for readership. The role of the traditional journalist used to be easy to define. Find the scoop, report the story, write the narrative. Now, reporters are taking photos on cell phones and emailing them to the tech people to upload to the website.
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