Reuters has released its first documentary as it aims to bridge the gap between its text-based investigations and its wider video journalism, reports Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette.
Tobitt reports, “The 28-minute documentary Death in Darfur, available on the Reuters website and on Youtube, reconstructs paramilitary violence in the Sudan city of al-Fashir using footage forces recorded of themselves killing civilians.
“Reuters is aiming to create more video-based investigations to help reach audiences who are less interested in text.
“Earlier this year Reuters hired Suzanne Vanhooymissen as its first documentary investigations editor and Sarah Cahlan as visual investigations editor.”
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