Staging

When it comes to shooting short news stories for video, I can't imagine a situation in which staging would be absolutely necessary to effectively tell the story. Such a situation might exist, but I prefer the philosophy that says staging in journalism inserts too much outside influence into the story. On the other hand, it could be viewed as the same as a print reporter allowing a source to restate something, and using that quote instead of what they initially said. As long as it isn't an attempt to cover up something, that seems permissible. Nonetheless, I think it's important to try and avoid staging in most cases.