Last Friday, I had the opportunity to enjoy a very interesting panel: New Media Reporting Video Workshop with Ricardo Lopez, a Miami Herald visual journalist; Brent McDonald, a New York Times visual journalist; and Will Payne, from Current TV.
One of the subjects touched that really caught my attention was that a multimedia video story could be told in several ways. In all of them the attention is centered on the story, not on the reporter.
I am particularly fascinated with telling a pure visual story without distractions. The main focuses are the subjects.
As Brent mentioned, a really good documentary is the one that allows you to fully understand it with your eyes closed. It just makes sense.
That morning I reassured my high interest on visual journalism. I love the way video and audio are mixed together to convey a message. It is phenomenal the access and insight that this medium gives into different people and their cultures.
For all those that are interested in online journalism: focus on the content and always be open to learn new technology.
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