(BPT) - We live in a visual age, consuming thousands of images every day via a range of devices that allow us to access the Internet and its vast resources quickly and easily. Just as with virtually every other aspect of our lives, journalism has also evolved to keep pace with our increasingly visual world.
“The future of journalism has changed forever,” says Nomi Morris, program chair of Visual Journalism at Brooks Institute, a leading provider of higher education for film, graphic design, visual journalism and photography. “For example, photojournalism has evolved into visual journalism to respond to the changes in our society, culture and industries. Today, a journalist is not just a reporter or a photographer. He or she must be equally adept at stills, video, multimedia and writing to create a complete package of nonlinear storytelling.”
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