We Report…You Decide

Across the blogosphere, many ‘professional’ journalists decry the VJ movement and Citizen Journalism because it is going to ‘debase’ the ‘quality’ of ‘professional’ newsgathering. (so many quotation marks this morning!)

Here then, a fantastic example of the professionalism we are about to wreck. (And while you’re at it, check out the great camera work)

Courtesy:  Our local Fox news station

[youtube=[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOc4XgBespw&hl=en]

with a tip o’ the hat to Robert Stevenson

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.

5 Comments
  • Chris Weaver June 24, 2008

    I by no means disagree with you. This is an embarrassing 2 minutes of broadcast news and a shame for sure.

    BUT, it’s 2 minutes and in the scope of what TV news does every days it’s not that big a deal, probably .0002% of all TV news over the course of any given period of time.

    I’m sure we could find many more examples of TV News hairdo’s going gonzo on live TV.

    That’s the difference between Live and Not Live…When it’s live and you screw up it’s out there forever. When it’s taped and you screw up, most of the time it’s erased and forgotten. (I personally save the good taped bloopers 🙂 )

    You Said;”
    If this is the standard by which the new paradigm of journalism is to be measured…”

    It’s Not.

    Here’s a good place to Start:

    Icy Surprise

    Spiderman

    Semi Accident

    Mountain Fall

    Only that last one’s mine and I started rolling tape at 3pm and it aired at 5pm. (just sayin’)

  • Cliff Etzel June 24, 2008

    Doesn’t matter when it was posted Chris – the point is, these are suppose to be professional journalists in a major metro market – a reporter and camera person who are suppose to be the example of the profession since they are being paid to report the news – yet the quality speaks for itself.

    If this is the standard by which the new paradigm of journalism is to be measured, well as I stated previously:

    If a picture speaks a thousand words, this piece speaks volumes.

  • Chris Weaver June 24, 2008

    Come On…That’s a several year old pissing match between two has beens. That’s been all over medialine, lostremote and AM Radio.

    That clip itself was uploaded more than a year ago and I think you can find older uploaded clips of the same.

    If that’s the timeliness of VJ Citizen Journalism then dang, just dang! 😉

  • Cliff Etzel June 23, 2008

    If a picture speaks a thousand words, this piece speaks volumes.

  • robertstevenson June 23, 2008

    Thanks for the shout, very cool blog – will add to blogroll; don’t mean to spam, but you might like this as well: http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/democracy-is-in-danger-media-to-blame/