Videos are an aspect of the Tribune’s new Web site that we hope readers enjoy. As newspapers venture into world of videos, don’t expect them to make celebrities out of journalists like TV stations do. In fact, newspaper journalists would rather put you in front of the camera, not ourselves. Newspapers will approach the medium with the sensibilities and community approach that people have liked about newspapers for years. Plus, unlike TV, the Tribune’s videos on the Internet don’t have to cram for air time.

That said, we hope you have visited AlbertLeaTribune.com and noticed our videos. Usually they are paired with stories. If you click on the Third of July Parade story, you’ll notice two related videos. If you click on the Fourth of July fireworks story, you’ll notice one video. Maybe you will notice yourself in one of the videos.

If you wish, you can see all of them by scrolling to the bottom, under “Multimedia,” and clicking on the Extra Tribune logo. Yes, we probably should make it easier to find the videos. We will fix that. And, indeed, we are new to making videos, so we strive to get better as time goes by.

Viewers need Quick Time Player to see them. Some computer users don’t like Quick Time, but for now it works well because it is a program available to both Mac and PC users and it works with the various Internet browsers out there. It costs nothing to download Quick Time Player.

Videos like the ones from the parade and the fireworks have a fun, community aspect to them. They show slices of life in Albert Lea. But other videos, such as the ones of the washout on Freeborn County Road 34, add to the news. They show many angles of a scene, whereas photos allow readers to see only a single angle. And unlike TV, you can pause the video and look at it.

Look for Tribune staff to be carrying small and medium-sized videocameras. Notice how they will do TV differently than TV.