...something much different from what it is today.
As a sports journalist, I feel the future of the profession can be looked at from two very differing angles. The newspaper business is in rapid decline whilst online output goes from strength to strength.
Images of journos frantically scribbling on notepads so as to meet editor's deadlines are becoming a thing of the past, with lightweight TV cameras and hand held dictaphones now becoming the norm at big-match press conferences., whilst 24-hour news has meant the modern day journalist has no time constraint.
Online media is now a key constraint of any newspaper, tv or radio news output, with all placing a large impetus on getting their readers, viewers and listeners to log on to their sites. Videos, exclusive interviews and guest blogs are all used to entice a prospective online audience, whilst match highlights are the norm on many television sites.
A further example of how the online medium will dominate sports journalism in the future is the phenomenon that is social networking.
Stories regarding Ryan Babel and Darren Bent and their networking habits have become top stories on sports bulletins, whilst Facebook groups regarding sportsmen and women have also found their way onto the back pages.
Whilst the future of sports journalism looks bright, it also looks as if it will be something far away from what it was known as at the start of the 21st century.
Thursday 25 February 2010
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