Is news reported differently on different platforms? How will future technological developments affect news gathering and distribution? Introduction The impact of the Internet on journalism is an area that continues to attract the attention of media scholars. Technology has produced a number of opportunities and challenges for conventional media (Garrison, 1996). The past decade has seen many inventions that have significantly changed the way people access and consume news. Audiences have also “developed more sophisticated and specific demands and tastes for news distribution, thanks in part to the explosion of social media and mobile technology.” (Kolodzy 2013) As a result, today's audience is considered non-captive and much more empowered. This brings challenges and opportunities for journalists. Part of the challenge is that those who stick to a specialist field such as radio or television, risk broadcasting irrelevantly. So, “rather than undermine traditional narrative, the Internet offers an opportunity to experiment with multidimensional narratives and new narrative approaches that provide context and depth and are also more compelling and engaging.” (Grabowicz 2014) This requires the ability to reach audiences using more than one platform. New media such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs etc. they are all considered platforms on which to spread news and share content. But in this article we will focus on three key elements: audio, video and text. The document will also consider the web as an umbrella medium under which all these elements converge. The second and final article examines how some future technologies will affect news gathering and distribution in the future. ConvergenceDifferent stories wor...... half of the paper ......will be before the user's eyes. And if he says "two", the second entry about Syria appears. Works Cited GARRISON , B., (1996). Successful strategies for computer-aided reporting. Mahwah, NJ, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.BULL, A. (2010). Multimedia journalism: a practical guide. London, Routledge. (Document on file)(QUINN, S., & FILAK, VF (2005). Convergent journalism: an introduction. Burlington, MA, Elsevier/Focal Press. (KOLODZY, J. (2013). Practicing convergence journalism: a introduction to cross-media storytelling.New York, NY, Routledge.)Nielsen &Loranger (2006) Prioritizing Web and Usability New Riders Berkeley(KOLODZY, J. (2013). Practicing Convergence Journalism: An Introduction to Cross-Media Storytelling.New York, NY , Routledge.)PAUL, G, (2014) Multimedia Storytelling Available Online http://bit. ly/1iCHcAC