The creation of online journalism has been influenced by the always-evolving media landscape, specifically through changes in who qualifies as a “journalist”. Traditionally, journalists were employed by news outlets and trained to follow ethical standards. However, in the digital age, these guidelines have since changed. Bloggers, social media influencers, and citizen journalists have played a significant role in the new generation of journalism. Platforms like X or Instagram have allowed journalists to be able to spread the word faster to the public. This allows anyone to become a journalist and break news, especially coming from those involved. The 24/7 News Cycle has also evolved journalism. The demand for constant updates has transformed how news is produced. During events, like the COVID-19 Pandemic, news outlets provided 24/7 updates that effectively informed the public and prevented the spreading of misinformation. This creates pressure that journalists to publish rapidly, which can come at the cost of fact-checking. Convergence is the combination of traditional and digital media, which allows content to be spread across multiple different mediums. This allows media organizations, like the New York Times, to distribute news through platforms like text, video, podcasts/radio shows, graphics, and social media posts to name a few. Journalists need to know these skills as news is getting produced in many different ways. Stories are produced with the ability to produce them in different ways in mind. Modular content is the breaking down of stories into reusable components that can be done in different formats. An investigative report can be presented as an in-depth article, a collection of short video clips, a short Twitter/X post, or a segment on a podcast. This maximizes the reach that the story gets but requires journalists to think beyond traditional tactics.