Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activityA Multimedia Manifesto
A visit with Mike McKean, Chair, Convergence Journalism
Published: February 22, 2008 - Topics:
convergence_journalism
journalism
multimedia
technology
television
Additional Interview Clips
What Brought McKean to Convergence
Defining Convergence Journalism or Media Convergence
The Mindset of Creating the Convergence Sequence
The Convergence Curriculum
Backpack Journalist
MU Convergence Reporters Are Getting a Taste of the Real World
Why is the Convergence Sequence Growing?
The Value of Storytelling with Convergence
How Newsrooms View Convergence Journalists
Convergence on a Global Level
Topics:
convergence
journalism
In recent years, McKean has helped universities in other countries start their own journalism sequences. He says the experience has opened his eyes up to the barriers to journalism in other countries and what other institutions must do to clearly report news and information.