by Chie Uraki #009571469
Media Convergence
According to Quinn
and Filak, convergence is about doing journalism and telling stories using
appropriate media. Convergence increases an organization’s chance of reaching
the largest number of eyeball. Since convergence has one or more media sources,
it allows reporters to expand the way they tell stories, and they can get more information
to more people. There are some kinds of convergence which is convergence of
technology, convergence of industry and convergence of news content. An example
of “convergence of technology” is the cell phone. Cell phone used to just make
and receive calls, but after convergence, it can be used as a music player,
game player, TV, digital camera, and internet applications. The
cell phone has become an all in one entertainment and media device. I use
I phone and I feel it is more useful than my pc or other devices.
Multimedia Journalism
Multimedia journalism
is just one dimension of convergence. While convergence has some dimensions, multimedia
journalism is the practice of gathering news and reporting it across multiple
platforms.
This is a great example
of multimedia journalism from LA Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers-boy-ss,0,3436771.htmlstory
The audio slideshow by Liz O. Baylen allows her to tell a story using multiple mediums in order
to impact the readers and allow them to see a story from different angles. There
is also a link that goes to a long print article of the story which is for readers
who want to read a more detailed story. Print is a useful tactic for telling a
story, but this slideshows can show emotions which attract the readers. Also, there
are her email address and a section where readers can comment on the story and
interact with her.
Nice example of technological convergence. And, as we have discussed in class, the L.A. Times does a fantastic job of using multimedia--such as in this series about sexual abuse.
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