´Video journalist´ is a journalist who shoots, reports and edits his/her news stories using a laptop in the field or in the newsroom. And this solo journalism is called ´video journalism´. This method is comparatively cheaper than the conventional journalism in use, as video journalist will handle the work of cameraman, visual editor and producer. Michael Rosenblum, a pioneer in video journalism says cost can reduce up to 70 percent.
Video journalist will be able to get closer to the content, avoiding the impersonality that may come with larger crewing. A farmer will be more at ease if a video journalist approaches him rather than a big television crew. Even when one is reporting about drug addicts, a video journalist can uncover in-depth personal story.
Rajneesh Bhandari is a Multimedia journalist based in Nepal. Rajneesh is interested in doing enterprising and investigative stories. He has got more than 5 years of reporting experience in broadcast. Currently Rajneesh is working with Kantipur Television, one of the popular television stations in Nepal. He has closely reported on the peace process, conflict, army integration process, human rights issues, national security, corruption and other highly important political events in Nepal.
