David Crabtree reflects on the role of technology in TV news :: WRAL.com

NEWS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. >> IT'S SO HARD TO BELIEVE THIS CHAPTER OF YOUR CAREER COMES TO A CLOSE TOMORROW. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT. BUT FOR THE LAST MONTH THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WHAT YOU COVERED IN THE LAST 40 YEARS AND TODAY WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU'VE COVERED IT AND THE WAYS TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE NEWS. >> IT'S JUST AMAZING TO HAVE. OF COURSE, TECHNOLOGY IS SOMETHING WE'VE ALL GROWN TO EXPECT AND DEMAND. AND IN THIS PART OF THE STATE, THE LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN IDEAS ARE AROUND ALMOST EVERY CORNER ONE CORNER IS OUR BUSINESS. THE NEWS BUSINESS WHERE HAVE WATCHED THE LATEST AND GREATEST OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS COMING. GO. AND AS WITH ANY ACHIEVEMENT, THE DEVIL IS ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS. THE SPEED OF COMMUNICATIONS IS WONDROUS TO BEHOLD. IT IS ALSO TRUE THAT SPEED, YOU CAN MULTIPLY THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION. >> THAT WE KNOW TO BE UNTRUE. THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF A NORTH CAROLINIAN SPOKEN IN 1964, WE WANT TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT WE MEAN TO SAY. EDWARD ARMOR ON WHEN THE SPEED OF LIGHT FELT DIFFERENT. WHEN YOU HEAR THAT, QUOTE, WHAT COMES TO MIND? I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE IMPORTANT PIECE. IS THAT WHERE WE ARE? WE WANT TO DO THINGS QUICKLY. WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT. PROFESSOR STEPHEN KING, PEACHES, FUTURE JOURNALIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. WE'RE BOTH AMAZED WITH THE SPEED OF THE GROWTH OF MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND THE PRICE WE SOMETIMES PAY CREDIBILITY OF NEWS IS REALLY IMPORTANT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE GOING TO BE FAST, THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE PRECAUTIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOING THE RIGHT THINGS TO GET IT RIGHT AND DO IT QUICKLY. SO THEY'RE COMPETITIVE BUT NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING FIRST IS BEING CORRECT. HIS SIGNAL TO WIN. JIM GOODMAN SIGNED THIS CONTRACT IN 2002 GRADUATIONS. I >> CAPITAL BROADCASTING MADE A COMMITMENT TO HIGH DEFINITION TECHNOLOGY. WHEN HD BARELY EXISTED, VISION THAT SEES BEYOND THE OBVIOUS. >> HERE'S WHY WRAL TV HAS LED THE PLANET AND HOW NEWS IS GATHERED AND DELIVERED. THE HISTORY INCLUDES A LONG LIST OF FIRSTS THINGS WE SOMETIMES TAKE FOR GRANTED SATELLITE TRUCKS. HEY, ROBERT. >> SKY 5. >> HELICOPTER WEBSITE HIGH-DEFINITION 4 K VIDEO IN FACT, THE FIRST HIGH DEFINITION NEWS CAST IN THE WORLD. YOU ARE WATCHING THE FIRST EVER ENTIRELY HIGH DEFINITION NEWS CAST OCTOBER 13TH 2000 FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE. FAIR. CALL IT A TIME MACHINE TO THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION. FAST FORWARD 22 YEARS. AND WE REALIZE OUR INDUSTRY HAS BEEN DISRUPTED AND TIGHTENED BY PANDEMICS OF POLITICS. CULTURE, IDENTITY AND COVID. WITH THE PANDEMIC AND COUPLING THAT WITH THE TECHNOLOGY CONTINUING TO MOVE JUST EXPONENTIALLY. >> HAS IT MADE US BETTER TO SAY THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE IT BETTER OR WORSE, I THINK IS A HARD THING TO SAY. BUT I THINK THERE ARE CASES WHERE IT'S DONE THINGS BETTER AND MADE US BETTER STORY TELLERS AND BETTER ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND BRINGING THINGS LIKE THAT BEFORE. >> ONE MORE MERLE QUOTE, I HOPE AS JOURNALISTS AND BROADCASTERS WE NEVER FORGET THE NEWS COMPUTER CAN MERELY COMPOUND AT SPEED. THE OLDEST PROBLEM AND THE RELATIONS WITH HUMAN BEINGS AND THEN THE END, THE COMMUNICATOR WILL BE CONFRONTED WITH PROBLEM, WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO SAY. THAT'S RIGHT. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND HOW IMPORTANT OUR WORDS OUR MASK AND HOW IMPORTANT PEOPLE ARE THAT WE'RE TELLING THE STORIES ABOUT. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BELLS AND IT. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE HOW THEY'RE IMPACTED AND HOW WE CHOOSE TO LISTEN TO THEM. RESPOND AS A DEVIL