CoJMC’s Drone Journalism Lab launches drone operations manual
From the webpage:
To help newsrooms get started using drones for journalism, the Drone Journalism Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is releasing the “The Drone Journalism Lab Operations Manual,” a guide that covers everything from pre-flight checklists to ethical considerations.
A first of its kind, the manual is free, Creative Commons licensed and provided as an open source document online. The Drone Journalism Lab created it with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
“As journalists look to become more relevant and responsive to community needs, this manual is an important step towards experimenting with new ways of gathering and presenting news and information. It is a resource for best practices and an exciting invitation to explore a fresh, emerging area of the field,” said Shazna Nessa, Knight Foundation director for journalism.
Dr. Maria Marron, dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, praised Professor Matt Waite for producing the operations manual.
“Matt is a key innovator in journalism,” she said. “It was his prescience about the potential for drones in journalism that made UNL’s Drone Journalism Lab the leader in the field. The operations manual will be the go-to resource for anyone interested in using drones for journalistic purposes.”
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Link for the manual: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/32pi2e2gv6huyzg/AAAwGq7b1mO5ekikCn-7JFiMa?dl=0.
What a great resource!
A great template for how to describe your use of drones for journalism.