Richard Sambrook
director Centre for Journalism Cardiff Univ.
Jacopo Tondelli
co-founder and editor Gli Stati Generali
Broadcasters now actively choose handheld video footage from local witnesses over the perfect edits of professionals.Why? Because viewers reckon it feels more real, and therefore more 'true'. It's a culture shift (Wikipedia vs Encyclopedia Britannica, Reality TV vs Eastenders), but is it bad for journalism?