Video journalism
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Video journalism is a form of broadcast journalism, where the production of video content in which the journalist shoots, edits and often presents his or her own material.
Growth in video journalism coincides with changes in video technology and the cost of this technology. As cameras and editing systems have become smaller and available at a fraction of their previous costs, the single operator method has spread. [1]
Some argue that video journalists are able to get closer to the story avoiding the impersonality that may come with larger crewing. Others see this method of production as a dilution of skills driven by TV management cost cutting incentives.[2]
The BBC has invested in this form of journalism with more than 600 of its staff trained as video journalists as of June 2005. [3]. Other broadcasting entities who are employing this method include Voice of America, Video News International and New York 1. [4]. Video journalism seems to become more widespread among newspapers as well, with the Washington Post alone employing six video journalists. [5]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Democratizing TV: The BBC. TVSpy (2005-02-08). Retrieved on September 17, 2002.
- ^ 'Video journalists' Inevitable revolution or way to cut TV jobs?. Online Journalism Review (2005-02-08). Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
- ^ BBC hosts European video journalism conference. British Broadcasting Corporation (2005-07-01). Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
- ^ [http://televisionbroadcast.com/articles/article_1091.shtml Video Journalists: More Crews, More Coverage, More Ratings]. TVB, Television Broadcast (2006-09-18). Retrieved on April 6, 2007.
- ^ Q&A with Travis Fox, video journalist for washingtonpost.com. USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review (2006-09-18). Retrieved on April 6, 2007.
