But the impact was softened by the mic's fluffy "dead cat" cover, which is used to minimize the sound of wind and other noises during filming outdoors ... reporter get that boom mic so close ...

But there’s been a new constant since 2018: the boom mic, a microphone mounted on a ... is the one who decides whether they continue filming where they were or move to whatever the sound ...

A different kind of mic drop? President Donald Trump had a close encounter with some audio equipment when a boom microphone accidentally connected with the president’s face while he was ...