The business of journalism is a challenging one. Change is constant, making it that more imperative that journalists and media professionals keep up with the times. If your media outlet falls behind, so will its ratings. KTVI-Fox 2 Web Producer Jill Hampton says everything’s going digital for the web. That’s why it’s so important for reporters and anchors alike to have more skills than just writing and speaking to video. "They are now having to write for online print and do it before anything goes on air,” says Hampton. This information comes too late for some who have already received the boot or are taking furloughs due to the economy. Many local television stations across the country have made their mark on getting the news to the public on air the fastest. Now, it’s a matter of who has it up on the web first. People can’t turn on the TV to find local news running 24/7, but “they can go to the Internet, listen to their pod casts and read content blogs, ” Hampton explains. As journalists, we have to constantly find new ways of delivering our content, or the so-called citizen journalists will get there before we do. Not only do we have to be the watchdogs of our community but we also have to watch out for ourselves.
