Interactivity Requires new media journalists to: See all sides of a story Tell nonfiction stories in a nonlinear fashion. Example Remain open to critiques from users and responsive to their needs/requests Be able to "chat" live online -- in writing, audio or video -- like a talk-show host or guest does now on broadcast. Example Start and carry along asynchronous discussions on issues they report on. Example Monitor Web sites and online discussions for tips on their beats Be able to help plan, implement and effectively use generation after generation of new software, hardware, site designs, routines, bosses and co-workers. Example

In-depth Requires new media journalists to: Develop the greater expertise, tenacity and time needed to write in-depth stories. Example See all kinds of stories, not just those dictated by our current space-and-time driven "media logic." Example Develop stories from -- and new sites for -- under-covered communities, such as homemakers, non-English speakers and other niche readerships/markets. Example Marry written words with still pictures, audio and video. Example

International Requires new media journalists to: Think globally (and spur people to act locally, as civic journalism moves online). Example Be able to write and speak more than one language. Example Have greater knowledge of geography, in the liberal arts sense, including knowing other nations' politics. Be able to work around the clock, because there's a "deadline every minute" online and it's always "prime time" somewhere in the world. Example

Immediate Requires new media journalists to: Do everything faster Have the stamina to continually work under tight deadline pressure Be good at solving problems imposed by technology, time and distance Have a strong ethical foundation and skills at applying classical ethics theories to contemporary online journalism practices. Online Ethics, a Poynter Institute presentation