"A group of researchers from the University of South Florida set out on a mission in 2002: to find out what people who hire journalists want to see in a potential employee and to assess how important convergence had become in journalism. The study surveyed hundreds of people involved in journalism to ask what types of skills were most critical in determining the success of a journalist.
The authors found that, even with technological options such as multimedia production, the respondents overwhelmingly chose good writing as the number one skill students needed if they hoped to get a job in the field. A quote from one editor demonstrated how extreme the need for good writing was: "I've worked in markets 170 to 20 and having training in multiple media will not help you get a job, but being a good writer will" (Huang et al., 2003)."
Convergent Journalism - An Introduction
Stephen Quinn & Vincent F. Filak
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