The provision of up-to-date news coverage is still under great pressure from time and cost restraints. It is not always easy to judge in advance if a newsworthy event justifies the assignment of a whole OB team or just a reporter with minimal equipment.
The IRT has conducted several tests on commercially-available “reporter backpack” solutions and the main findings are discussed here.
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Russian version of this Technical Review article [2012] - Special thanks to EBU Member RTR.