Practising Videojournalism

I have been surfing through the US sites on recording video for online journalism- and I am stunned by the poor level of advice that so many blogs contain! Can Mindy McAdams really know what she is offering as “academic” points. I believe that online journalism has the same discipline as broadcast journalism – and that there are no shortcuts. A story has to be good, well-researched, well-shot and edited. The medium should not change the message. Otherwise it’s a slippery slope for those of us academics and practitioners. What are we saying to students and those picking up a video camera for the first time? Do you agree?