FEATURE : How new media affects journalism–2

A cross-section of photographers during a past event. photo|FILE

What you need to know:

  • This has helped some of them to serve different and specialised audiences. But, this has not solved the problem entirely.
  • Much as media outlets would like to integrate their news gathering, processing and dissemination with the new media, they find the going tough because of a number of factors including lack of competent people to effectively utilise the advantages of the new media.