Videojournalism Comes to Beirut

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWygB5r0Ycw[/youtube]

A few days ago I got an email from Channel 1 VJ Marcel Theroux, who was shooting video for The Guardian.

Now, a posting from another Channel 1 VJ, David Dunkley Gyimah who has been in Beirut teaching print journalists from the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar to work as VJs.

In the decade since the attended the training bootcamp in London, David has become the UK’s leading proponent of videojournalism. Check out his website here.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 35 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.

9 Comments
  • David DG August 20, 2009

    Richard when did you leave BT? I’ll go pull Sacha in on this, but yes lets do the get together. Wots yr email Richard? Have you got mine? Or just twitter me at viewmagazine

    David
    Artist in Residence, South Bank Centre | Viewmagazine.tv

    p.s I really should get hold of the original clean Channel One doc

    • Sacha van Straten August 26, 2009

      Afternoon all from the sunny Loire Valley. Just got back from a few days in Marseille shooting abstract landscape photos and checking out the amazing Picasso/Cezanne expo in Aix-en-Provence. Damn fine inspiration.

      Returning to London next week and would love to meet up. Is it really 15 years since we boot-camped in Charlotte Street?? How the time flies when you’re busy making stuff.

      All the best,

      Sacha

      • Richard Griffiths September 17, 2009

        So we appear to have got a quorum together.

        I’m very easy to find on line. But not in London Tuesday-Thursdays inclusive when I’m in Dublin.

        I bumped into Seltzer a few years ago in the base of the BT Tower. Both of us looking very corporate. He’s very easy to find what with his own name .com web site and all.

        Who do we think would be the most difficult to find? How extensive is the network still? Is anyone dead?

        We should link up and find out.

  • Michael Rosenblum August 13, 2009

    Sign me up Richard. I am there.

  • Richard Griffiths August 13, 2009

    Guys!

    This is like an online Channel One reunion!

    But it’s been a lot more than a decade since our guru Michael took us through our VJ bootcamp in that dusty old office in Charlotte Street. It was 1994. We’re all 15 years older now. It’s surely appropriate timing for a Channel One reunion.

    Richard Griffiths
    Director of TV and Entertainment
    eircom
    Dublin

  • Cliff Etzel August 12, 2009

    based upon past experience and current comments – the choice as to who has skills in being multifaceted as compared to mouthy detractors is apparent.

    Doesn’t surprise me to see $ hasn’t changed one bit 😉

    My deepest gratitude to both Michael and David – you both are the best 🙂

  • David August 10, 2009

    Michael you know I love you and I’m still awaiting that drink get together when you’re in London, but er, that aint me. You know the link where you say “Check out his website here”. LOL

  • Michael Rosenblum August 08, 2009

    I have to say that the idea of teaching legions of people to do video in this new world is not such a bad way to make a living – based on my experience so far. I don’t mind.

  • $ August 08, 2009

    David Dunkley Gyimah

    Yet another VJ grad that finds the only way he can make a living, if that, is by opening up his own school.

    Not a surprise.