No Words To Describe

Our class had the opportunity to visit Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) in Ybor City.  We met with J.D. Callaway and Cristal Bermudez Nuñez, employees within community and media affairs.  They explained to us the importance of public records and what the media can and cannot find out about certain cases.

In addition to all that, Nuñez and Callaway told us how the HCSO is one of the first police departments to have a channel on YouTube.  HCSO posts many videos of press conferences, advertisements, surveillance videos and extended coverage of stories.

Most recently, they posted tributes to the nation's fallen.  One of them being Nathaniel Schultz, a 19-year-old Marine who was killed during combat operations in Afghanistan.  Schultz was deployed only a month before his death.  The four videos for Schultz show the emotions of his family throughout his funeral.  There truly are no words to describe the emotion I felt while watching.  You can look on YouTube to view his tribute and other videos.

I believe police departments having channels on YouTube and putting videos on their websites is an efficient and excellent idea.  Cristal told us how much it has helped the media when they cannot make it to press conferences.  The websites are easily accessible and give an ample amount of information to make a story.  They provide pictures and videos to better enhance your story as well.