As journalists from around the world gathered in San Francisco for the 13th annual ONA conference, Shako Liu asked attendees, “What will the journalist’s job look like in the future?”
“I think we are seeing more specialized ”
“Probably gonna be a hybrid of something with something else.”
“I think the role of social journalists is gonna be ever evolving.”
“All those elements are emerging in the newsroom these days.”
“It is really in the digital space, but I think it depends on where technology evolves.”
“If I were a journalist today, I would focus on data.”
“It’s journalists increasingly being hyphenated.”
“I think the next one is the combination of a person who can do good data analysis.”
“Journalism is in need of digital security and training.”
“It’s impossible to predict what the new form of journalism will be.”
