Experts discuss what the future journalist will look like. What skills will be essential, how the role is changing, and how current journalist can navigate the current transition.
Vadim Lavrusik is the community manager for Mashable.com. Recently graduated from Columbia School of Journalism, Vadim is in many ways the prototype of the "future journalist."
In this video interview, Vadim disucsses what a new journalist looks like, what newspapers are doing to adapt, and how academia is changing to help students better prepare for the new media landscape.
Benjamin A. Davis has over 21 years of experience in the media business, having worked as a producer at MSNBC.com and NPR, among others. He has been awarded nearly every major journalism award, including two prestigious Dupont -Columbia awards for reporting and producting.
Davis discusses the digital pyramid, which provides a roadmap for writing for the web while still maintaining journalistic integrity. He also discusses how academia has been affected in the new media landscape.
He is currently the CEO and founder of MediaFriendly.
Michael Ray Smith is a professor of communication studies at Campbell University. Smith discusses how journalism departments have adapted to changes and what type of individual will survive as a journalist in today's market. He also addresses digital storytelling and the parts of journalism that may be lost as we enter the virtual realm.
Amy Vernon has been a professional journalist for 20 years. However, Amy is just as much of a web geek. She was the top female Digger of all time, and now freelances for sites such as AOL WalletPop, Network World. The best part - Amy is known as the Bacon Queen, and has the first and only bacon news aggregator on the internet.
Amy talks about the skills future journalists need, why the journalism industry has been unable to catch up, and what the future of social media will look like.
The Future Journalist
