Adam Westbrook: ‘The journalist of the future’
July 24th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Jobs, Training
“There’s been enough talk about the cancer spreading through modern journalist,” writes Westbrook, who has instead decided to look ahead and consider the shape of the journalist of the future.
As starting points, he suggests the future journalist will incorporate skills if the following characters:
- The jack of all trades
- The web designer
- The collaborator
- The specialist
- The flexible adapter
- The entrepreneur
- The storyteller
As Westbrook says in the post, this is by no means a definitive list – read on and leave him a comment with your thoughts.
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