Videojournalism, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 10 Recording Sound

DOI: 10.4324/9781003272380-10

Michael Driver, Fox13 Seattle, has his own segment on television called “Driver on the Street” where he finds, shoots, and produces his own stories. Driver always monitors the camera’s audio with a pair of headphones. (Photo by Karen Ducey)

Listen as you watch America’s Pandemic: After Decades of Warning, a Failed Response produced by Whitney Shefte and Jorge Ribas of the Washington Post.

What would this documentary have been like without the sound?

When it comes to video, sound is king. You’re reading this statement written by a visual guy who started out as a professional photojournalist ...