Using PAG

Some good points have been brought up this week about ensuring our photo and video skills are where they should be, just as our writing should be. Any good tips from our resident super photographers out there would be great.

I think one important tip for all of us is to know what we are writing about, what we are shooting, etc., and why. One way to do this is to seek out public affairs guidance on a particular event, exercise, or operation. I remember in my early days as a Navy journalist I never even knew what "PAG" was. I have since learned that PAG provides lots of great background information for our news stories, scripts, captions, etc. We can prepare a large portion of your captions even before the event takes place. Using PAG helps us align our messages and tell the Navy story!

With that said, today ... let's talk about the word "en route." Is it two words or one? Check your stylebook? En route is ALWAYS two words!

Well, that's it for now ... talk with you soon.