ABSTRACT
The technological implications in the domain of media and communication have been immense. The inventions from stone carving to ChatGPT, media and communication in general and journalism in particular have undergone sea changes. Very recently, technologies used for virtual and meta influencers are being vividly discussed. Computer-generated imagery, based on computer graphics, is imminent in a big way. Communication revolution has disrupted the usual process and narratives in journalism. The insights pertaining to the social construction of technology and technology for communication and development are gaining momentum. This chapter makes sincere efforts to revisit leapfrogging in the light of the role of communication technologies and communication revolution in the space of journalism. The chapter also attempts to re-explore the rudiments of technologies used in print, electronic and digital journalism. Moreover, it focuses on the position of mobile journalism, podcast journalism, multimedia journalism, immersive journalism, social media journalism, artificial intelligence, blockchain, metaverse and ChatGPT in the domain of journalism.
