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Posted: September 13, 2008 3:52 PM
Conference Attendees Explore Generational Gap

It seems every media company is trying to have the most technologically converged newsroom. Many jobs are being cut but also created. This new paradigm not only has shifted the journalism job market, but has created a generational gap between journalists. Today, journalists are not just expected ask who, what, when, where, why and how. But also hold skills in video, audio and web content development. Even those last three words are "new."

Convergence for some can be considered a harsh word. It is said that it can lead to unemployment, but is this really the case? Is there enough leeway, training and control to prepare the old school journalists for this change? What effects does this market change have on the younger generation?

--Megan Pellegrino and Allison Cross



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