Technology controls online journalism

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Advances in Internet technology will change online journalism, says
columnist Mark Tarhant. An entire country connected to wireless Internet
would allow "on-scene" reporters to post news almost immediately. With the
use of a cell phone or a small computer, reporters could update the public
directly. News will be available in real time. Not only will new technology
provide viewers with information more quickly, but it also will allow news
to become more personal, says Tarhant. Tarhant predicts that in the future
journalists will be hired to report on one story at a time and the stories
will be tailored to the interests of a niche community. The future of online
journalism might even be consumers hiring individual reporters to cover
issues of specific interest to them.

Source:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/141472_trahant28.html