Well I’m gonna have to take her stand point on this. I think that in today’s times we are being challenged by what technology has to offer. Learning the basics of HTML or CSS is not hard, it requires time and thought. Anyone can learn this stuff. I’m actually one of the people that she mentions in her article, “not all journalists are reporters,” I’m actually one of those kinda journalists, one who loves everything and anything on new programs or applications. Learning Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or Dream Weaver is actually way more fun than I thought the first time I started learning the new applications. I can’t say that I am a pro by now, but I can say that I am learning and it takes awhile. But the more you work at it the more you get better. If you have the patience and the time, you can learn it all.
Sounds like you have some experience with the programs, so how do you think they relate to each other? Which ones do you think are most valuable for what you want to do? The programs are a means for telling stories but sometimes I wonder about all the technical learning getting in the way of the actual journalism.