7 Basic Multimedia Journalism Free Online FlashCards

What makes a story multimedia journalism?

Words, photographs, audio, video, graphics, and interactive elements should each add information or perspective to a story.

What should guide a multimedia reporting plan?

Plan around the audience’s central question, the evidence needed, and the medium best suited to show or explain it.

When is informed permission especially important?

Seek informed permission where appropriate, especially when recording people in private or sensitive circumstances.

How should online or eyewitness material be verified?

Verify authorship, timing, location, and context; contact the creator and seek corroboration where possible.

What is the purpose of a news photograph?

A news photograph should document a real moment and provide visual evidence or meaningful context.

What photographic practices can distort documentary evidence?

Do not stage events or alter a photograph in ways that change what it depicts.

How can a reporter improve recorded speech quality?

Record in a quiet location, place the microphone close enough for clear speech, monitor levels with headphones, and capture room tone.

What is the ethical limit when editing interview audio?

Edit for clarity without splicing words or removing pauses in ways that make a speaker appear to say something different.

Which shots form a useful basic video sequence?

Record an establishing view, action, details, and an interview; hold each shot long enough to be useful in editing.

How should non-documentary video material be presented?

Identify archival, illustrative, or staged material so viewers do not mistake it for documentary coverage.

Which accessibility features support video and audio?

Provide synchronized captions for prerecorded video with meaningful audio, and transcripts for audio.

What should journalists do after publishing an error?

Correct it promptly and make the correction visible to the audience.