Foreword by Brian Storm -- Introduction : what is documentary journalism? -- Differences in style : documentary journalism vs. broadcast news : a comparative analysis of a similar story at CNN vs. The New York times -- Interlude : on backpack journalism : from an interview with Bill Gentile, American University -- Finding a story and shaping the structure : starting with character in Jigar Mehta's The recession proof artist -- Interlude : becoming a documentary journalist : from an interview with the Renaud Brothers -- Shooting the image : composition and lighting in Travis Fox's Narcocorridos and Nightlife in Mexicali and Crisis in Darfur Expands -- Interlude : short video documentaries : from an interview with Ann Derry, video director, The New York Times -- Conducting interviews and writing a script : Icarus refried : a pro-creative process -- Interlude : the most important journalists : from an interview with Jimmy Orr, managing editor, online,The Los Angeles times -- Editing for rhythm : Travis Fox's redefining China's family : women -- Interlude: starting out as a multimedia journalist : from an interview with Angela Morris, freelance video journalist -- Getting clean audio and crafting a sound design : an audio workshop with Philip Bloom, Travis Fox, and Wes Pope -- Interlude : the importance of blogging and the watchdog reporter : from an interview with John Yemma, editor, The Christian Science monitor -- The blogging journalist : Travis Fox and the Mexican border stories -- Conclusion -- Afterword : "new voices" by Bob Sacha.