Journalists frustrated by new technology

MarketWatch reports top journalists are saying they feel "burned out" by the new demands placed on them to incorporate sophisticated technology into their reporting. 

From the story:

"I have been blogging for years," said Tony Messenger, a state capital bureau corrspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "I have yet to have a discussion in my newsroom about why we're blogging and to tie that somehow into the newspaper's business model." He said he Twittered during a gubernatorial election debate, taking time from blogging and writing the next day's newspaper story. Yet just 13 people were following his Twitter posts. 

Elaine Sciolino, the Paris correspondent for The New York Times, said she now is expected to post to the Web by noon, produce video for the Web, write for the Times-owned International Herald-Tribune, and still write a flawless story for the next day's Times. 

Journalists agree there is "scant evidence" that the expanded use of technology in newsrooms is enough to boost revenue, save jobs in the industry and support the overall news business.  

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