That Old Black Magic
For my next trick…video!!! Since its inception, television has been a ‘dark art’. Complicated. Expensive. Able to be accomplished by only a ‘trained’ few. Magic… or so it seemed. Crate after crate of equipment, lights, gels, cables, booms, wires...
Read moreThe Newly Liberated
The first tranche of the Travel Channel staff will complete their bootcamp today. It has been a liberating experience for them. Liberating in that they have now been empowered with the tools and the skills to create content in...
Read moreA Commitment to Literacy
Travel Channel President Pat Younge brings literacy to his staff Television is a strange industry. The New York Times is filled with people who aspire to be print journalists; to be writers. As a result, when you walk into...
Read moreWin A Trip To China
Today, we are running a very special Travel Channel Academy in Washington. This one is only for employees of The Travel Channel. President and GM Pat Younge as mandated that all employees of The Travel Channel, from producers to...
Read moreYou Push The Button
What happened? There is a lesson for newspapers here. Kodak once meant photography. You didn’t even have to ask. The red K in the yellow field was recognized and respected worldwide. Say Kodak and you said photography. Founded by...
Read moreThe Shape of Things To Come
Franklin’s press While I am working at the Star Ledger this week, I am also reading Eric Burns’ new book, Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism. It is a fascinating history of the...
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