Brian Moritz spent ten years as a news reporter before beginning a PhD focussing on the evolution of journalists' routines at Syracuse University. As this article from the Knight Foundation-affiliated MediaShift Idea Lab explains, he spent the last semester flying drones, building virtual reality environments and using 3D printers.

"The future is here," he says, and details four key lessons for journalism students to take from living life at the cutting edge of technology.

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