prosheditor
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Reporters using phone or tablet to show pics & docs before cutting to a liveshot pkg
Other than going live shortly after exiting the truck with very little to no prep time, why do reporters hold up their phone, tablet or laptop and lean into or walk towards the news camera's lens or the camera zooms into it to show a picture, document or whatever on their small, dim, fingerprint-smeared screen when it could be shown from the control room full screen as most supporting story elements are displayed in a package?
The times I've seen it done it looked very planned and the reporter didn't seem rushed. Assuming it's not rushed, just how long could it take to e-mail a pic to the control room or graphics department to do it the right way?
Especially in a top market, it really looks bad and amateurish and I've never seen that done by network reporters. Could this be called prop reporting? Thanks
Other than going live shortly after exiting the truck with very little to no prep time, why do reporters hold up their phone, tablet or laptop and lean into or walk towards the news camera's lens or the camera zooms into it to show a picture, document or whatever on their small, dim, fingerprint-smeared screen when it could be shown from the control room full screen as most supporting story elements are displayed in a package?
The times I've seen it done it looked very planned and the reporter didn't seem rushed. Assuming it's not rushed, just how long could it take to e-mail a pic to the control room or graphics department to do it the right way?
Especially in a top market, it really looks bad and amateurish and I've never seen that done by network reporters. Could this be called prop reporting? Thanks
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