Baltimore Sun Newspaper critic Kevin Cowherd takes on the issue of TV reporters standing outside dark buildings where news occurred hours earlier.
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7 comments:
I can see his point about live reporting when nothing is really happening at the scene. However, sometimes, you have to report live when nothing is happening. Sometimes, it adds to the scene to show where the place is and helps people visualize. However, in this case it was pointless, because nothing was happening. If it had been within the time frame live it would have been different. Maybe it would be better if the reporter was urged to do a package with interviews, footage from the day and other information that would be more beneficial to the audience.
It is definitely hard to try and report news when there really is no news. Yet, it is still important to shoot and caputre shots of the scene and create some type of story. Again when I read this there was still no action going on at that particular time. I agree with Jill, maybe the result of this could turn out to be better if a package with interviews and camera shots from previous days would be better for the audience.
This is very true. But like Jill said, sometimes you have to report live simply for visual effects. It helps the viewer if they can actually see where the story took place.
Amen! This is so true. Once I watched a reporter at a local station do a stand up a 10:00 p.m. in the woods where an community envent had happened hours before during the afternoon.
If there is nothing relevant happening at the time of the report, don't do it at the scene. It is more distracting to the viewer who is at home guessing, "where in the world are they at and why?"-Arothe
I agree with the author 100%. If there is no breaking news taking place at the scene than being there can be an option. People do like to see pictures so some footage would be good. However, having the reporter at the newsdesk might also be helpful.
I think being in on the action is very important to a newscast. To have a reporter live at the scene (to me) means they were there and have seen the actual site where the accident happened. Yes, when I read this article I do believe most of the LIVE reporting is pointless, but before this article the live reporters meant more to me than a reader or b-roll of the site. I guess I believe the reporter to have understood the situation for themselves and they are reporting from a point where they learned all or most of there information. Even if the reporter doesnt need to be at the site, I think it helps capture peoples attention and it feels like the reporter knows more about the news story.
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