A very nice post by Guardian Reporter [Bobbie Johnson](http://www.bobbiejohnson.org/?p=754), about the reality of multimedia reporting based on his experiences at [CES.](http://www.cesweb.org/default.asp) (via[ Martin Stabe](http://www.martinstabe.com/blog/) and [Complete Tosh)](http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/)

All this talk of multimedia journalism that we indulge in is well and good, but it’s often spoken about in theory rather than in practice. From our high-level newsroom posts or our lofty academic tenures, we can dispatch.

Ouch. I hope most of the stuff being dispatched from the ivory towers is a little more practical. But it does highlight the reality gap we know exists out there.

For Bobbies part he offers a few really useful practical things to consider.

• Planning is everything:
• Video is both hard and time consuming
• Audio and stills are easier to integrate into your work:
• You cannot afford technical failure:
• Make sure you know your priorities:

Despite his missgivings, the video is pretty good, and a welcome move towards the kind of content the Guardian should be experimenting with.