It seems like the advances in technology have radically changed at least one area of the media if the picture below is anything to go by.
Where once there were camera crews, microphones and sound guys, there is now just a reporter… and a selfie stick.
The future of news? pic.twitter.com/lyvmZAmgli
— Owen Williams (@ow) January 17, 2015
The tweet provoked a massive response on Twitter with some users stating “Cameramen BEWARE”, while others queried the quality of the report.
@ow So audiences are doomed to see mobile phone video replace professional-grade lenses? I’m crying inside. #photojournalism
— Alex Campbell (@AlexTheJourno) January 17, 2015
