No one disputes the fact that American casualties in Afghanistan are newsworthy. But should video and photos of US soldiers killed in that war be broadcast or published? The Pentagon has been trying to keep those images out of the news since the AP published …
Flip cams have proven their usefulness for certain types of newsgathering. The lack of an external mic creates challenges, but the video quality is quite high. However, the camera was not designed for getting sweeping, panoramic wide shots by any means. As the saying goes, …
How should online video be different from what we see on TV? New research from Interpret, LLC, looked at more than 2,000 broadband Internet users between the ages 13- 54 who had watched a video online in the past 24 hours. Researchers found that …
There's something missing from a lot of television and online video stories, and without it, those stories fall flat. Every picture should have a sound to convey the full experience of what it was like to be there. That's what visual storytelling does best. But …
by Bert P. Krages II, Attorney at Law About this Guide Confrontations that impair the constitutional right to make images are becoming more common. To fight the abuse of your right …
Going live on TV used to require a truck and a signal--microwave or satellite--to get the story back to the station for broadcast. Obviously, that's no longer the case. Now all you need is a Webcam and the Internet to go live via Skype, and …
One of my favorite quotes about writing comes from the journalist Gene Fowler: Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. Producing a TV news story is easy, too. You just choose the …
