You think Chris Christie’s beach photos were great? Just wait until drone journalism really takes off – Poynter

You think Chris Christie’s beach photos were great? Just wait until drone journalism really takes off – Poynter

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via Poynter: http://www.poynter.org/2017/you-think-chris-christies-beach-photos-were-great-just-wait-until-drone-journalism-really-takes-off/465753/

Mills’ photos give us the opportunity to think about how journalists can use photographs and videos taken from above — whether by helicopter, plane or drone — in really creative ways to break news and tell stories. How does shooting from above help the audience? How does it help tell a more nuanced story? And what kinds of stories can local newsrooms tell with these shots beyond tracking traffic, animals escaping, or the latest local fire?