media intro

It was interesting that the book mentions the idea or possibility that the skills of a journalist may change. I dont know if mine is just dated or this book is just really conservative, but its like you MAY have to produce video and audio ina package? Its like why not? The whole idea of journalism is bringing the experience to the consumer and what better way to do that then offer some sense of it from as many senses as possible isn't it? I know we want to convey some level of understanding, but the way I see, ideally and in its most fundamental state of being, the only reason journalists exists is because people can't be inmultipleplaces at once. They say journalists are they eyes and ears, but why not also be the nose, skin, and tongue. If there were a device that could fully reproduce an experience,that would be the only perfect way to be objective. Of course, there are other things that just need to be understood, perhaps money laundering or pork barreling public fund towards your house, but still I think if you really want to be a good journalist, you'd want to convey as much tactile, auditory, visual or whatever sense of information as possible. With a place like the internet, where time is less of a constraint, and data space is, for the moment, not a constraint at all, why not produce material that will teach someone more than just ideas. SO then, how the hell is one to do that? The book goes over the impossibility of such a skilled journalist, but I think it is more about organization. The news industry is doing it now, but I still see this odd fear of convergence. I dunno, I guess maybe it will be like technological convergence, convient (i.e. the iphone), but not for everyone.