Comments on: Four ways of thinking about online video http://www.newslab.org/2009/08/19/four-ways-of-thinking-about-online-video/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:34:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Wayne Freedman http://www.newslab.org/2009/08/19/four-ways-of-thinking-about-online-video/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Wayne Freedman Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:18:13 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=862#comment-11 Nicely thought out, and certainly possible in theory, but contingent upon having time and resources. While your reporter in these pieces remains more the silent producer/phtographer type, I believe he or she should remain a more audible (and possible visible) part of the process. Viewers appreciate a reporter who stays out of the way, but guides a story along with narrative writing. In most cases, such elements speed the time of production. Uh oh...there's that time element, again. Nicely thought out, and certainly possible in theory, but contingent upon having time and resources. While your reporter in these pieces remains more the silent producer/phtographer type, I believe he or she should remain a more audible (and possible visible) part of the process. Viewers appreciate a reporter who stays out of the way, but guides a story along with narrative writing. In most cases, such elements speed the time of production.

Uh oh…there’s that time element, again.

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