Videoblogger Steve Garfield reports on the new relationship between the media and people reporters seek information from:
While walking the quaint streets of Nantucket I was approached by a reporter from The Inquirer and Mirror.
She wanted to know of I’d be willing to answer a question about the Red Sox. Sure. Not a problem.
Then I took out my camera to shoot some video of her.
I asked her to read me back the quote that I had just given her.
She says: “No, It doesn’t work that way.”
Sorry. Now it does. We are the media, not just you.
Read the whole thing for a cautionary tale on how the way you’d better be doing journalism in an age when the citizenry is as media-savvy, and as well equipped, as you are.
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[Source: Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media] quoted: While walking the quaint streets of Nantucket I was approached by a reporter from The Inquirer and Mirror.
Damn. Ballsy, but damn… I’m a little confused, though: where was her ‘tape’ recorder?
It leads me to believe that the adoption of HD-based video cameras will become SOP in very short order. Journalists — even us “professional” ones — definately need to embrace the backpack mentality.
Of course, considering the relationship between innovation and product size, maybe this also signals the return of the fanny pack.
God forbid.