Multimedia Journalism Tips

Today's modern technology allows for journalism to be broadcast over new multimedia's such as television, computers, cell phones, and many other new forms of technology that can deliver the journalist's message in a more entertaining way with images, audio, and video. When journalists use multimedia to deliver their message they must be aware of the proper way to combine the new technologies with their report to establish a solid report with multimedia.

This video mentions a couple of great tips on how a journalist can effectively use multimedia to deliver his/her audience a more powerful message. The narrator suggests only using the best shots you capture so you don't bore your audience with an unnecessary amount of unimportant video. The journalist should reference the shot and explain what is going on unless it is obvious. He gives the tip "Think of what you would want to know" because chances are that is what your audience wants to know also. Talk like a real person so your audience can relate to you and be to the point giving your audience the most important and shocking information you have. If you go on and on about the less important details your audience will loose interest quickly and in multimedia journalism the audience can quickly and easily find another source by changing the channel or going to a different website. Following this video's tips will help journalist's deliver a more successful message when using multimedia. Find out for yourself:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2M_qr7gn1M

-Troy Mashburn