Jounalists were earlier required to write, research and report news but the reading styles are undergoing a change and journalists may therefore have to learn ways to present information /news in a more visual manner.
First they were told to blog, then they had to be on Facebook and Twitter. Now coding is the latest trend among journalists.
There is a certain logic to this. Up until now, as a journalist you worked with information, researching facts and figures which then you passed on to the reader. However, in a digital world there are more platforms you can use to convey that information – think of maps or mobile applications, augmented reality. And to be able to do that you will have know how to code. link.