changes in media

I think that the relatively new shift to digital, multimedia journalism has allows the news to be a lot more flexible and introduces much more variety in terms of the breadth and depth of the stories that are covered by contemporary journalists. When I visited the OC Register, all the writers had two computer monitors: one to write their story and one to keep them updated on everything through networks such as twitter. With new technology, access to news is not only faster but easier.
I see two main benefits to digital journalism. First, I can always find reliable information about the world whenever I need. All I have to do is type in some few key words in a search engine, and several articles from several different sources are immediately available. Second, the topics that journalists now cover have expanded immensely. I can read about anything from fashion to politics due to the increased access to information and ability to research fast.
I am curious to see how long written journalism will last. Newspapers are almost obsolete, and since sites like vimeo and youtube are all the rage, I think news broadcasts will soon take over the industry of journalism all together.