Robert29552

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    As a television reporter for almost 20 years, I’ve seen the Internet make my job easier–and more difficult. It’s easier to find information quickly, and email is faster than regular mail and usually more convenient than faxes. It’s made it harder on journalists because TV stations and newspapers now have websites that need content. When I started in this business, I would usually work on one or two stories each day. Now, I also have to write a version of each story for the web after I’ve finished my usual work. As for training and education, I think future journalists will have to take into account the different writing styles of the different media. A story I write for TV may look and sound great on air, but it wouldn’t look good or read well on the Internet. I don’t think the Internet will ever replace broadcast journalism, so I’m not nervous about that.

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    Name : Robert29552, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 42, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Occupation : TV reporter, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 
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