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

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?