Adam Ellick – Journalist
Adam Ellick Two years ago we gave our $15,000 Concentra Prize for Video Journalism to Adam Ellick Adam is a VJ for The New York Times. Even to this day, a lot of people denigrate the idea of a...
Read moreFive Biggest Mistakes in Video
I Saw The Number 5 In Gold by Charles Demuth Just back from London and spending the day screening videos. I have been in this business for nearly 25 years (which is pretty amazing and depressing at the same...
Read moreLooking for VJs
This could be you…. A few months ago I put out a call for VJs and Videojournalists from around the world. VPRO, the Dutch Public Television Network is running a magazine show called Metropolis, and they are seeking to...
Read moreMad Men and the Death of the Networks
A winner Today I am cancelling part of my Time/Warner cable package – the part that pays for HBO and Showtime and all that other stuff that I don’t watch. Between the web and Apple TV I am rapidly...
Read moreTED’s CHRIS ANDERSON on THE FUTURE AND ONLINE VIDEO
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Zo53M0lcY[/youtube] Chris Anderson- it’s long but worth the time to watch Chris Anderson is the founder of TED – Technology Entertainment Design conferences. From what was once a small LA based experiment, the TED Talks have grown to...
Read moreThere’s a Lot of Really Bad Advice Out There – video wise
NO, NO and NO! Yesterday, I got a tweet from my friend (and in the Facebook age, aren’t we all friends?) @profsamuels, (he’s a prof at NYU but also works at CNN, so says his Facebook page. We have...
Read moreWhy You Don’t Want To Drag Around That Stupid Tripod All Day
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZkRklAsEEg[/youtube] Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England Last night we had dinner with a senior executive at a major UK broadcasting network – all to remain unnamed. He’s interested in training his reporters to work as VJs. All to...
Read moreCNN Lays Off 50 Staffers – Blames “Technology”
Comments 37 First video killed the radio star, and now technology is killing editing and videographer jobs — at least at CNN. The cable news network today laid off 50 staffers in the Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles,...
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