by Barbara Nevins Taylor (Copyright 2019)Our first instinct is to pull images and music from the internet. Everything is right there for the taking and many who create content think about using what’s accessible and seems available. Borrowing can quickly solve a variety of editorial problems.But not all material on the internet is free to …
Challenge of TV-Video Reporting
Ready for a challenge? Visionaries back in1939 realized that they could use new technology to report the news with images and sound. That’s when NBC launched the first TV newscast and innovations in delivering the news began. Many things have changed. Today, for example, when you turn on cable news, it’s mostly all about the …
Investigative and General Reporting Resources
A tenant dies in Trump Tower fire. You get assigned to cover the fire. Who do call? What do you? Who do you call, or email to get information? dcpi@nypd.org Deputy Commissioner, Public Information One Police Plaza - Room 1320 New York, N.Y. 10038 Attn: DCPI Fax: (646) 610-8795 / 5856 Voice: (646) 610-6700 …
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The Audubon Mural Project
Aylin Soriano and Tim Lopez reported about The Audubon Mural Project that put striking images of birds on Upper Westside walls. They each did a version of the story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrfGr3OhPw https://youtu.be/2mo7nosyTU4
Where News Comes From
News organizations gather information with teams of reporters and editors. But they also use outside sources including wire services, or news agencies, to provide information. These news agencies have their own teams of reporters, videographers, editors and producers who cover breaking news, politics, business, sports, entertainment, culture and more. They have investigative teams that frequently …
The First Amendment And Us
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, guarantees freedom of religion and speech, the press and the right of people to gather to protest and complain to the government. It protects reporters against those who try to block us from reporting. But journalists in the United States have …
