9 drone applications for video reporters and journalists
Media love drones: they are cheap, easy to employ, quick to cover distances, and more versatile than a cameraman, dolly or helicopter. These are...
DUTCH NEWS DESIGN: Drone journalism
Drone Journalism Logs
Which drone to buy for journalism?
What is the best drone for your reporting job? You have seen them at work and now you want to have one yourself. Dutch...
Little brother peeking drone reporter
DND EDITORIAL Media become little brothers if they don’t start protecting data gathered with drones and wearables. Authorities would love to get their hands...
“Drones should be protected like news sources”
INTERVIEW In 2013, David Goldberg published a report with two colleagues at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism about the application of...
This journalist deliberately flies without drone permit
Photojournalist Eric Brinkhorst has no licence to fly. Yet he takes drone photos for the national newspapers Algemeen Dagblad and NRC, and a number...
Alert: your drone data is intercepted by hackers and security
You shot amazing video footage. A guaranteed viral. But back home you discover someone already uploaded your material. Stolen, while you were busy operating...
The drone naming debate (solved)
Hobby drone, news drone, police drone, wheee-ooo-wheee-ooo. Naming the device doesn’t get more complicated than that. Forget the UAV, RPAS, UAS, RPV, RPA and...
How to explore Chernobyl’s nuclear zone
Flying a drone in a radioactive zone. Of all the nerve. Documentary maker Philip Grossman stayed for thirty days in Chernobyl, shooting the surreal...
Dutch drone journalists start case against the state
The Dutch Journalism Association NVJ (Nederlandse Vereniging van Journalisten) is preparing a case against its government, on behalf of drone journalists. Media Lawyer Otto...
Matt Waite: use drones to improve investigative journalism
Drone journalism is much more than making photos and videos. Drones can be used for rigorous research methods. Us such, they are the perfect...
7 days of flying turned me into a skilled drone pilot
If toy shops sell drones to kids, it can’t be that hard to become a drone journalist, right? In 7 days Your Flying...
Donetsk Airport shows: war reporters now need drones
The battle of Donetsk Airport in the Ukrainian Conflict has turned into a blow-out of multimedia storytelling. A crucial auxiliary tool is the news...
Dutch drone journalism publications
A series of DND articles is translated into Dutch. You can find them at: www.nieuwejournalistiek.nl/dronejournalistiek. Or you can enjoy reading this short introductory research...
Every future protest needs a drone
A protest today is only successful with a drone camera in the air. Drone images are the best proof of the proportions of a...
Drones used by journalists at Salvadoran election
Journalists from La Prensa Gráfica used a drone to cover the presidential election, last sunday. It was the first time a Salvadoran newspaper employed...
News drone cameras a novelty? Watch this…
George R. Lawrence – Ruins of San Francisco 1906/ Version Library of Congress US News drones – they will be part of the journalist’s...
