Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

How Have Tv News Reporters’ Duties Changed In The Past 15 Years?, Katy Harris

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

The days of traditional TV news reporting included a reporter, cameraman, producer, and editor. A team of people was needed to launch a single news story onto television. Television news reporting has undergone a period of tremendous change during the rise of the Internet. Also, economic pressures to downsize the newsroom, technological advancements, and social media have turned the traditional reporter into a multi-media journalist. This project will discuss the actual technical and rhetorical choices made in the production of short newsroom documentary. This study explains the transition from the traditional news reporting style of reporter and cameraman teaming up …