Web Videos

Turtle rescue

Slowly but surely our Newsroom is moving to a 24-hour operation, as our reporters and photographers take advantage of Charleston.net to post breaking news as it happens.

But they are also learning to use the Web to supplement their work in print, increasingly through the use of videos.

A great example of that is Lucia Walinchus’ story today about the rescue of a turtle off of Cape Island.

Lucia and videographer Geoff Marshall had gone out with the Fish and Wildlife Service to do a story on their work with turtle nests when, incredibly, the crew spotted a huge male loggerhead in distress.

The turtle’s left front flipper was caught in rope from an old crab pot and the animal was in serious trouble. The team was able to haul the 300-pound turtle into their small boat and get it to the “turtle hospital” at the South Carolina Aquarium.

Lucia came back to the office and wrote the story that ran on the Local & State front today, complete with her photos of the rescue. She then turned around and produced a first-rate video report, edited by Geoff, that can be found under Loggerheads at Web Extras.

This is a great example of the new world for our reporters, who are developing multi-media skills to tell stories in ways that will add tremendous value to both our newspaper and our Web site.

You can find more of our multi-media work at Web Extras at charleston.net.

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