TV is DEAD
TV is over… I am watching the riveting British Parliamentary hearings live as they take Rupert Murdoch apart. Fascinating TV. However, I am not watching it on TV. I can’t. No US TV cable channel is carrying it. Not...
Read moreWhere The Video Jobs Are – or soon will be
I am going back to blackberry as soon as my contract expires. The Guardian is, in my opinion, the best newspaper in the world. This is, of course, only my opinion, (and has nothing to do with our partnership...
Read moreCharlie Brooker & Video Editing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBwepkVurCI[/youtube] Courtesy of CDNMINT at www.nyvs.com Yesterday we ran a clip from Glen Beck’s new website pointing out how judicious editing had skewed a story about NPR’s funding scandal. In response, cdnmint, an nyvs member posted a link to...
Read moreWe Launch Guardian Media Academy
After more than a year of negotiations, we are delighted to announce the launch of The Guardian Media Academy. We have partnered with The Guardian, one of the most prestigious media organizations in the world to offer a series...
Read moreThe 1-Man TV Station in NJ that Scares The Crap out of Teheran
Taking a break from undermining the regime in Iran… Mehdi Saharkhiz stopped by the house yesterday afternoon for a chat. I read about him in The Guardian last week and was immediately intrigued. The headline in the Guardian ran:...
Read moreKeep Your Eye On The Ball
this is what you are looking for…. I just read TV’s obituary in the newspaper this morning, courtesy of Edith Champagne in London. The newspaper happens to be The Guardian, but the obit was very clear. UKRAINE V. ENGLAND...
Read moreA Voice From The Past
 In Europe until the 5th of September, but I am still getting contacts from home. Particularly nice are emails from old friends I have not seen in a long time. It’s funny how just a few lines can...
Read moreDeath To The Queen!
Off with her head! My friend Gary Younge writes in The Guardian yesterday that it is time to ‘ditch the Monarchy’. I don’t agree. The Monarchy serves a purpose, as any student of British history knows. The last time...
Read moreLight At The End of the Tunnel
Keep going… we’re almost there… My two day stint at the Guardian (UK) last week was the most encouraging encounter with newspaper video I have had in a very long time. It was encouraging because, (a) The Guardian ‘gets...
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