Web Journalist Not Afraid to Become Part of the Story
When journalists get arrested, usually it’s to protect an anonymous source or support the First Amendment. Video blogger Lindsay Campbell of MobLogic.tv chose jail in order to better understand the story she was covering.
At the end of the clip below, Campbell questions why reporters are supposed to avoid becoming part of the story. She asks why it’s wrong to relate her feelings about a story along with the facts?
As a reporter, I was taught not to do these things. But watching Campbell’s piece, I wonder if there aren’t new ways to approach news coverage we should all think about? New technology, a new generation…