Virtual Reality has the potential to revolutionize the news business, especially in-field reporting. The goal of a news reporter is to describe an event or scene to the viewers at home in an honest but detailed manner. It is always a challenge for journalists to be as descriptive as possible without stretching the truth. A popular quote describing the role of a reporter is “I’m here, you’re not. Let me tell you about it”. However, virtual reality will soon allow for people to actually be there in a way. This PBS article calls virtual reality “the ultimate empathy machine”. People always want to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. Virtual Reality will now allow for those shoes to be put on. It will be interesting to see how VR impacts the future of news.
