Corky Scholl ties it in.

Mo Scarpelli --
I was extremely impressed (as many obviously were... "The Best of Television Photojournalism 2005") by the Corky Scholl stories... I could only manage to get my computer to watch up to the running story, but here are some things I noticed that really made the stories I saw stick out to me --
The hail story was made interesting with the use of commentary (usually whitty things from locals shoveling hail or getting stuck in their cars). I liked that there were no voiceovers from a newscaster, but the story was still complete. There was enough information gathered through the citizens and unique shot angels of hail and downpouring rain.
The fire story was similar to the hail story because it was a bizarre natural disaster story - a huge forest fire occured in March, when it's usually too wet for that to happen... "It's March, for crying out loud," a fireman says. I liked the aerial views of the raging fire.
The bee story did an excellent job juxtaposing threatening shots of dangerous bees (they look way scarier in such close shots) with the laid back attitude of the people that deal with them. The conclusion was great, where the boy is walking away, swatting at bees as he fades out.
I didn't enjoy the delayed flight story about uniting with the brother all that much. I think an impatient mood was created well with detail shots -- the hand tapping the leg, the people hurrying down the corrider -- but the girls' voices were kind of annoying and a little to frequent. By the time they'd met the brother, I didn't really care about them all that much because they seemed too giggly to really care that the flight was delayed.
The marine memorial story was excellent. I loved the head shot of the man that read off the names - he was positioned just so that the flags seemed to be waving around him forever. As they expanded on the respect for the resilience of the marines that passed away in war, I really liked how the flags that were planted to represent the marines seemed almost as resilient -- in one shot, lightening struck in the background, in another extreme closeup, rain dripped slowly from the flag's corner. The varied shots kept the story interesting, but the same mood was sustained throughout the piece -- a somber and formal mood of reverence and mourning for the marines that served for the U.S. and gave their lives.
The handball story was another one of my favorites. There were, like the hail story at the beginning, no voice overs, and this worked well - the men, with their accents and informal speech, really portrayed a unique feeling for their neighborhood game of handball. The shots lended to this - they varied quickly, as the game itself moves quickly, and I liked that they showed a lot of fast moving body parts (especially scuffling sneakers). It kind of got me pumped up to play - it looks like a fun game.
The story of the 75-year-old woman training for a half marathon used a succession of varied shots like the handball story - this unique mood was created again, especially when she was in the weight room. The clang of the weights, the closeup of the weight machine, of her tiny pink-lipsticked mouth breathing out as she pushed herself... it was truly artistic, the way her story was portrayed. I loved it.

Corky Scholl proves that photojournalism is an art. With smart shots and editing, he crafts the most amazing stories.