Now she believes the opportunity to do TV has actually made her a better print reporter. I listen more carefully. I look for more vibrancy in pieces. Bearden, a cheerleader for convergence, says crossing outlets has allowed her to reach a larger audience and draw viewers to more in-depth print reports. Television is the appetizer.
Newspaper is the main course.
And the Internet is dessert. WFLA reporters have been adapting to print as well. Reporter Mark Douglas finds he must be more descriptive with words when writing for the paper because he doesn't have pictures to help tell the story. Things the camera would normally take notes on. Douglas says he really hasn't changed his reporting technique because he always gathered more information than he can use in a television story.