As I'm writing this, I'm sitting in an unmarked station news unit traveling at more than 65 miles-per-hour somewhere on I-25 thanks to modern technology. For now I won't reveal exactly where I am because I'm working on a story set to air tomorrow night.
I'm using a laptop that has a broadband wireless card. As long as there is a good signal, I can connect to the internet. It's amazing. I can connect to Google Maps, look up names, addresses, connect to online government databases, all while on the road.
I can even connect to the newsroom software back at the station and print documents and/or scripts for producers and editors at the printers just feet away from their desks.
I can instant message, email from anywhere, even though I'm more than 100 miles away from the station.
When I started as a reporter nearly ten years ago at KTSM-TV, I never though this sort of technology would be available. I also have a digital camera with me. If I saw something on the side of the road, like a huge fire, or some sort of other breaking news, I could send back digital images to the newsroom that could be used on air.
This kind of technology is phenomenal and continues to evolve. I wonder what will be available ten years down the road....
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