Video vs. print reporting

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By Skylar Wolfe

A short video on CNN reported that a Florida pastor was arrested for holding a large gathering despite a "stay-at-home" order.

As is common with video and audio reporting, the format is different in several ways from newspaper reporting.

Firstly, though the video does contain text, the sources are at the beginning of sentences instead of the end.

For example, the first two sentences begin with "Pastor Howard Rodney-Browne said[...]," and "Police say[...]."

It is interesting to see Rodney-Browne's speech played over the reporting; it gives the viewer a clearer picture of who he is and what the event was.

Because of the video format, quotes do not contain the same kind of explanation, as hearing them directly from the source gives a clearer picture of what was being said.

For example, a video of Sheriff Chad Chronister appears after the footage from the church meeting, in which he describes the charges Rodney-Browne faces.

The video lasts only 81 seconds, but because of the ability of viewers to take in audio and visual information as well as the facts, it is able to be much more concise than a newspaper story.

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