Video Journalism, the Right Way

2008 may be the year that the newspaper dies. Subscriptions are down, printing costs are up, and who wants to wait for a finger-smudging paper when up-to-the-minute news is right at your fingertips?

Many newspapers, recognizing this shift, are positioning themselves to become online news sources. Part of this media move includes shifting from the written word and still photos to video stories.

I know that being a good journalist doesn't mean someone will also be a good video journalist, but newspaper editors don't necessarily feel the same way. This article, How Not to Do Newspaper Video, explains some of the pitfalls newspapers have to overcome to succeed in the field of video journalism. To do it right requires time, commitment and skill--things that are sometimes at odds with a newspaper's need to get stories out quickly.

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