It’s not the kit, but how you use it

Adam Westbrook gave a very good talk at Newsrewired two weeks ago that certainly gave me some thoughts about ways to present video and photographs as a media package.

Today over on his blog you can find out why video needn't be all that expensive and why it is an essential part of a multimedia journalists kitbag.

And just to remind you

video is going to play a huge part in the future of journalism; it is more popular than blogging and social networking;

And this sweeps away the biggest myth

you don’t need a £20,000 camera to achieve broadcastable results. In fact, you can make high quality, high definition video for as little as £100. It’s not the kit, but how you use it