Writing for a Visual Medium

I completely agree that in writing for a visual medium you need to have focus for your story. And this is true in most journalism instances, visual or not. It is easy to get off track when there is so much going on and you want to capture everything. Making sure you have a focus is often done when a journalistic tells their story in one sentence as Poynter mentions.

Clyde Mueller, experienced in photography and video, gives five excellent tips of what to do in every story. I found the tips very helpful and being a magazine major, I thought they related to print writing too without the visual element.

Obviously writing for a visual medium or not, accuracy is of utmost importance. And as the article puts it: you can't let technology get in the way of connecting with your readers in the story.

Also, I never really thought about it but there is so much detail that goes into a TV package. It is so much more than going to shoot something; it's a detailed craft and somewhat of a science. You are combining the event with photos, natural sound, narration, interviews, etc. Coming from a print world it's good to know that I can still learn and expand in journalism but also somewhat overwhelming at the same time.