I am getting increasing disturbed by the number of video news clip there are on line.  When I pull up a news article on my web browser, I expect it to be written.  But lately, there have been numerous articles that are strictly video in nature.

Now, I do appreciate the need to show a video clip for some news items.  After all, it is much more interesting to watch a fantastic football play than to just read about it.

But lately, these video clips amount to nothing more than a news commentator standing in front of a camera and reporting the news. This appears to be news for those who can’t or won’t read.

And while video news has its place, I am concerned that it is replacing reading all together.