He is currently a professor at that University, with research interest in information society and media convergence.
Those seeking to enter the journalism field in the present and future will be affected by the backpack journalism practice because of media convergence.
In 1997, he joined the faculty of Ryerson University as a research professor of media convergence.
He suggests that media convergence be understood as a cultural process, rather than a technological end-point.
News Corporation is hardly alone in betting on the future of media convergence.
The Cadre vocally opposed this move, claiming this was another case of media convergence.
The idea of media convergence is also becoming a major factor in education, particularly higher education.
Many industry leaders are increasingly reverting to media convergence as a way of making sense in an era of disorientating change.
In that respect, media convergence in theory is essentially an old concept taking on a new meaning.
In contrast, hardware has diversified to accommodate media convergence.