Newark Star Ledger gets 7 Emmy Nominations!

Newsroom and TV studio…

Yesterday, the Newark Star Ledger received an astonishing 7 Emmy Award nominations for its video work.

These are local news Emmys, and this is the first time that newspapers have been allowed to participate.

The fact that the Star Ledger took 7 nominees, in a variety of categories, is a stunning tribute to the folks at the paper who only embraced video and the VJ model a very few years ago.

As we trained them, we feel a distinct sense of pride, but the credit goes to them.

They are the ones who took to the streets of Newark and New Jersey to report, shoot, edit and produce award winning video work.

Clearly, this is a major step forward, and a major acknowledgment of the quality of the video work at the SL.

We have always believed in this model.  What happens when you put the power of video into the hands of great newspaper journalists?  Clearly, the Academy agrees. Something great.

That this comes on the heels of ABC News announcing that it is going to move to the VJ model as well speaks volumes to those of us who have believed for a very long time that most powerful combination in the world of journalism is a great reporter with a digital camera in their hand.

Congratulations to Brian Donohue, Nyier Abdou, John O’Boyle, Andre Malok, Amy Nutt, Bumper DeJesus and Seth Siditsky.

Great job guys, really great job.

Congrats!

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 30 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.

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