Photojournalism and Reporting with Graphics

With the innovation of the 21st century beyond what anyone could predict, the styles and needs for writing have increased in popularity and creativity. Before the invention of the camera, reporters had to be creative with wording and fonts to capture the attention of the readers through other forms of visual communication. Today, reporters are pressured to provide information quick and easily for the busy readers who may only have a few seconds to spare and only one article to read. The use of photographs since the early 1930's has completely revolutionized the way reporters and journalist present content.

Photojournalists have to one of the most creative groups of people on this planet. Not only do they need to know how to present their story in a manner worthy of reading, but also provide a creative and informative way to present visual information. This visual information can come from a simple list, a skewed photograph or graph.

The use of photography within journalism has grown extensively  with the rise in technology such as DSLR cameras and high resolution cellphone cameras. Photographs not only need to bring the reader in by connection of sight with words, but also must show a well taken photograph. The photographer must know the basics of using their camera, of taking a picture with good lighting and perspective and know what sort of picture would be appropriate for the story and for the sensitivity of the situation,ethics. Cutlines or captions must also be presented underneath the presented photograph to describe not only what is happening but also describe the scenery of what the lens could not capture. 

 One more aspect opt photojournalism could be presented through the use of charts within a story to present statistics and to clarify information. The audience wants to know as much information they can get within a short timeframe; a chart can be a perfect solution. The reporter, in this situation, must know the basics of the information and be able to validate the information to clarify accuracy.