I believe it is important that as a new media or digital journalist I understand the use of XHTML. New media is multifaceted. It embraces all media under one technology, the Internet. Not only do I need to be familiar with the technicalities of these varied media, but also most importantly I need to know how to bring them all together.
Each medium has specific characteristics, which have made it successful in its own right. A complication arises when all these media are brought together under one sphere and compete for attention. This is where XHTML comes in.
An understanding of XHTML will help the digital journalist configure the varied media in such a way as to avert conflict of the diverse elements from each medium. A harmony on the web page is created when all the elements of the different media work together to convey the same message.
Furthermore, in our digital age its is advised that a journalist acquire a multitude of communication skills in order to successfully market himself or herself in the profession. As journalists we are expected to be able to put together a media package all by ourselves, from newsgathering, content to presentation.
http://www.w3.org/MarUp/
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/2004/xmlevents-for-html-authors
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