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Tips for shooting breaking news
When all heck is breaking loose, how do photojournalists know what to shoot and for how long? WBFF’s Darren Durlach, the 2009 NPPA TV photographer of the year, has his own way of staying focused on a...
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Visual storytelling secrets
Okay, there’s really only one secret. Award-winning photojournalist John Gross of KSTP-TV in Minneapolis says it’s pretty basic, and once you know it, you just have to make sure you get it every time....
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Why stand-ups matter
Stand-ups should never be an afterthought, says award-winning photojournalist Darren Durlach of WBFF-TV in Baltimore. He makes a point of talking with reporters on the way to the story to plan the...
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Planning for breaking news
It may sound counterintuitive, but you really do need a plan if you’re going to do the best possible job of covering breaking news. The more prepared you are, the less you have to worry about when the...
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Never stop learning
The best journalists I know are life-long learners. They’re good at their craft but they never think they know it all. John Gross is one of them. He’s a photographer and feature reporter at KSTP-TV in...
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Five tips for video stories
Let’s say you’re already pretty good at the fundamentals of visual storytelling. You’ve mastered the camera, you understand lighting, and you’re capable of shooting sequences and capturing crisp...
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Photojournalists’ rights when dealing with police
A WBTV photojurnalist in Charlotte, NC says he was shooting an accident scene this week when a police officer ordered him to stop, tried to grab his camera and it was damaged when it fell to the...
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Telling visual stories with “no visuals”
There are few television journalists who have missed out on the pleasure of getting assigned a story where a mug shot is the “best” visual element. With creativity, though, some are able to create...
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Journalism advice on YouTube
YouTube’s new Reporter’s Center is already getting lots of attention from journalism bloggers and the 30 or so videos posted there have already garnered more than 100,000 views. The YouTube...
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New intel on Web video
As multimedia journalists try to figure out how the Web changes video storytelling, it’s important to stay on top of research on the topic. Frank N. Magid Associates recently released results of a...
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