A new startup called Light has announced an amazing new camera that could be a major threat to DSLRs. The new camera, called the L16 is like no other camera you have ever seen before. The camera is small,...

When you are just starting to shoot video you are going to make mistakes. This is OK. Mistakes are great for learning and developing your own workflow and style. When you are working with a DSLR (or any cameras really) for the first...

Meet Ben Sargent. Maybe you recognize him as the star of Back Yard Goldmine on DIY Network. Or maybe you recognize him as the star of Unique Sleepson The Travel Channel. Or maybe you saw him on Throwdown on...

According to a report from The Next Web, Facebook is testing and gearing up to announce an new web-based production interface for live videos. The new interface will allow users to use more than just their phone to go live....

The New York Times has announced that it is searching for a journalist to travel the world for one year and document the journey for the paper. The Times says they are looking for someone social media savvy and digital media...

We just wrapped up our 4-Day Intensive video bootcamp in New York. It was a remarkable success. We have been running these bootcamps since 1988, and I never get tired of doing them. It never ceases to amaze me...

An amazing new website, radio.garden, lets you listen to any radio station, from anywhere around the world, for free on the internet. The site is simply a map of the world with little green dots everywhere there is a radio...

This morning we watched CBS Sunday Morning. It’s a very good show. It also looks exactly like it did when I worked there as a producer in the 1980s. In fact, it could be exactly the same, save that...

Join us on November 15th at 6PM at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York City for a very special meetup. The topic of the night, including a lecture from Michael, is How to Make Money with Your...

The fallout from the Harvey Weinstein revelations are probably just getting started, but yesterday, Apple’s nascent toe in the water attempts at TV production was the most recent victim. Apple, world-changer, most valuable company in the world, amazing technical...