Whether you call it citizen journalism, crowd sourcing or USG, there is always a lot of discussion about how the media’s relationship with its audience can be used to everyone’s advantage.
And it struck me that for it to work , I think, journalists need to start thinking more like Evan Davis (the BBC’s economic editor) [...]

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There are a few nice at the Editors Weblog that offer an insight in to way PA are training people in video.
Jean Yves Chainon spent some time with delegates on a PA video storytelling class taught by the irrepressible David Dunkley Gyimah and gives a number of points that he picked up that are invaluable [...]

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As I said in my last post, my little survey has kicked up quite a bit of comment.  My 1 hour of edit for 1 minute of video was especially vexing for some who feared that this may create unrealistic demands from ‘managers’.
Although I do have some figures from the survey about who is doing [...]

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An article in Journalism.co.uk highlighted Reuters new Mobile Journalism project.
Working in partnership with Nokia, reporters in the field have been equipped with lightweight kit - based around a videophone - to file and publish stories without the need of any additional technical or editorial support.
There is some interesting stuff on their site already. But, of course, [...]

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Update
The results of part 2 of this survey are now upResults are still trickling in but I thought I would publish a few results from my little video survey.
Some broad results:

The average length for video is between 2 -3 minutes
The average production time is between 2 -4 hours
The most common camera used in newsrooms [...]

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Readership Institute: Get Smart About Your Readers
“Bottom line: Video is part of the Web, and you need to be there. Be smart about it by putting your energies into stories best told through video, in ways that drive important online experiences.”
(tags: future journalism newspapers online tips video web)

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I went to Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth at Tate Modern.
More pics here and here

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Yes, it’s hoaky headline Monday!
Like Doug Fisher, I missed this piece on BBC Newsnight about Channel 5 banning the noddy. It’s a nice piece (a little like a recent episode of Screenwipe, but well put together.) But why are 5 doing it?

(cut to interview) Because they are just cheats. It’s a small step towards [...]

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