With a green light for innovation in journalism, Matt Waite, a University of Nebraska professor, is rallying forces to harness flying drones to gather the news.
Waite thinks the potential is there for reporters to go on the scene of a disaster or protest and have a drone overhead sending images increasing the speed and accuracy of reporting and enabling reporters to finish stories solely with mobile devices in the field. -db
From a commentary for Fast Company, April 26, 2012, by Emily Badger.