24 Using the Hardware
Although we emphasize the need for journalists to develop writing and reporting skills, students also need to acquire some basic technical and production skills, such as how to use video cameras and editing machines. These skills are necessary in the increasingly competitive world of broadcast journalism.
Some stations have always required reporters to shoot their own stories, interviews, and even standup reports and then bring that material back to the station, where they edit it for that evening’s newscast. At some of these stations, the reporters sometimes even anchor the news and introduce the packages they have shot and edited. The advantage of working at small stations is that you get to do everything and, therefore, ...
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