LenzeeMarcus Ryder is Editor of News and Current Affairs BBC Scotland.
(News and Current affairs Editor Investigative Long form Documentaries)
He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer (Media and Film) at the University of Sussex
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/mediaandfilm/people/list/person/273611
iliccoYou hit the nail on the head, "engaged passionate journalists fusing these tools with the stories".
buddhamagnetAnd there's the key - balance. Committed and engaged journalists able to provide context and depth through a history with a culture and political landscape without being distracted by Convore or Quora or Beluga or...
...and the sheer ubiquity and power of handheld devices and digital media, once understood and harnessed by these people in order to get media out fast in times of trouble - on that day social media will show its worth.