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Paul Bradshaw
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Data journalist and course leader, MA Data Journalism at Birmingham City University
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I’m speaking at this event on AI and inclusive journalism next Wednesday if you fancy tuning/popping in (New Broadcasting House, London)
Ai and the future of inclusive journalism
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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@hermida.bsky.social this blog post of yours no longer exists but I still talk about it as a way to come up with ideas for video in a story. Did you ever write about it anywhere else?
For this month’s Carnival of Journalism, host Andrew Pergam asked “What is the role of online video in the newsroom of the future?” Online video has been around for more than a decade but it has taken some time for journalists that video on the web is not the same as video on television. Best practices of online video are evolving. It is not just about giving all your reporters a Flip cam and asking them to shot some video. Much as with any other act of journalism, key decisions should be made about the best way to tell a story. When it comes to video, reporters should consider: the message they’re trying to deliver the kind of story they’re trying to tell the audience they’re trying to reach The medium affects the content, so it is important to consider what kind of video works best on the web. Here are some suggestions: Direct: This refers to the video that shows the action. It may have been captured on a cellphone by someone at the scene or a journalist. The video just shows that one dramatic instance of a story. It is based on the premise that viewers will be familiar with the story and just want to see the dramatic footage they have read about. Clearly, there is a danger that divorced from context, the video may be misleading. Speak: Here the characters of a story are speaking directly to the viewer. Even though the clip may have been edited by a journalist, there is no reporter in the video. Instead, time is given over to a character to talk to the audience, as my students did in this report on a community garden in Vancouver. Show: In these instances, video is a powerful tool to literally show viewers what a journalist has written about. Having a piece of video may be more effectively in demonstrating the essence of the story than words alone. Here, the BBC uses a short piece of video to show viewers how a programming tools for children works. Explain: Video can be a powerful tool to guide viewers through a process and explain the different stages. The video can be mediated by a reporter, as in this video on genetic testing by one of my students, or just involve one of the characters in a story. For me, one of the best examples of online video was an online video by CBC, where the son of a Canadian victims of the Haiti earthquake pays tribute to his father. The broadcast version is narrated by reporter Nahlah Ayed. The online video just features the son’s recollections and has far more emotional impact than the TV video.
November 20, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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📖 Hot off the press with my chapter on communicating uncertainty: Data Journalism and the Covid-19 Disruption.

Especially lovely is that two former students also have chapters in the book: Ashley Kirk and Carmen Aguilar García

www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Data journalism and the COVID 19 disruption book cover Chapter 2: communicating uncertainty in data journalism during the pandemic
August 22, 2024 at 1:27 PM