Carl demonstrates camera techniques during his “backpack” journalism presentation.
Carl’s presentation on “backpack journalism” at the Science Museum, last Tuesday, took a look at how new camera, editing and transmission technologies have created possibilities and liabilities for the video (or should we still say “television”?) journalist. On the plus side, he said, was increased mobility and flexibility in the field. But, he added, the jury was still out on whether the additional demands, with the need to combine a cameraperson, editor and producer in the same person, would fatally cripple the news gathering process.
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