Backpack Journalism: Mediocre or Fresh for the Future?

Present day society is all about making things  most convenient, most efficient,  most inexpensive, and most profitable. Present day journalism is all about trying to figure out different ways to adhere to the societal norms while upholding the core values. Backpack journalism is going to be part of the future. Its more convenient, more efficient, more inexpensive, and therefore more profitable, and there is nothing about it that goes against telling the truth or promoting democracy. 

Unfortunately, I believe that this means that there will be more news available to people, but less  quality journalism. I agree with Martha Stone's article about how backpack journalists are "Jack's of all trades and masters of none." Is it possible that there will be a few genius reporters in the future who are able to master video,online, photography, print writing, news writings, etc.? I'm sure there will be a few, but I think they will be the exception. It is hard to become the best writer, when the writers of our history honed their skills just in one area, concentrating on the style, grammar, and structure of their writing with all of their professional time. It is just unlikely that when forced to learn several different mediums, that the quality of a reporter's craft will take some sort of hit.  

I feel like that to some degree, the public will not notice that the quality of journalism will go down, because what is produced by backpack journalism will simply fit better into the lifestyle of the average american.