ABSTRACT
One of the many changes in the news media since the introduction of online and mobile delivery has been the growing number of reporters expected to shoot video as part of their job. The style of video production required of reporters varies considerably, from pictures that will be shown 'raw', with minimal editing, to sequences of pictures and interviews that will be edited into a full packaged report. The point of being a video journalist is to be as mobile as possible while still recording quality images and audio. One of the best ways to make the video work as professional as possible is to study work that isn't. Interview segments (called soundbites, bites or grabs) are an important part of video news stories, and longer interviews can be used on their own in some media. If lightweight digital cameras have made shooting good-quality video easier than ever, user-friendly desktop systems have done the same for editing.
