Now There’s an Official White House VJ

Life at the top

If there was ever any doubt about the ‘reality’ of VJs in the world of journalism, this should put a stop to it.

TCA grad David Besemer sent me the following link to The New York Times.

It’s a profile of Arun Chaundhary, the Official White House VJ.

There was at time when there was an official White House photographer.

They were generally drawn from the best photographers in the country.

One of the very first VJs I ever trained was David Kennerly, the White House photographer for the Ford Administration.

David’s first piece went on Nightline

We were trying to prove a point.

It would seem that we no longer have to prove anything to anyone,

least of all to the President of the United States, who seems to accept that VJs are not only here to stay, they have a place in the White House.

How much better can it get?

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.