I find my self more and more drawn to stories that are illustrated by more than one element, say, text. Not that text is no longer important. Ability to tell a story through words is still the most important and fundamental to a reporter, but with pictures, sounds, or even videos and info graphics, stories can be told in a more colorful and compelling way. From the perspective of a news consumer, I would like to say that there are some essential skills a multimedia reporter should have, and number one it would be good news judgement.
The "news judgement" here focus more on being able to know how to tell a story in a certain way, and how to utilize technology. Some stories are best to be told with the assistance of audio, some are best to be presented through visual. And some times it requires a mixture of different platforms
Second, a multimedia reporter should know how to work with his/her equipments. From my limited experience, the quality of photos/audios/videos matter a lot, as well as editing skills.
Last but not the least, it would be writing skills. No matter how "multimedia" the story is presented, solid story-writing is indispensable. No matter its narration in an audio project, or cutlines for pictures, words are important powerful.
The "news judgement" here focus more on being able to know how to tell a story in a certain way, and how to utilize technology. Some stories are best to be told with the assistance of audio, some are best to be presented through visual. And some times it requires a mixture of different platforms
Second, a multimedia reporter should know how to work with his/her equipments. From my limited experience, the quality of photos/audios/videos matter a lot, as well as editing skills.
Last but not the least, it would be writing skills. No matter how "multimedia" the story is presented, solid story-writing is indispensable. No matter its narration in an audio project, or cutlines for pictures, words are important powerful.
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