20 Mar
Posted by Andy digital journalism, digital resources, newspaper video
If you think that it’s just TV and newspapers having the video discussion then think again. Mike Mullane’s post, at Multimedia meets radio, shows that the debate echoes across the industry – even in radio
Managing change is always a serious challenge and nowhere more so than in a radio newsroom. Journalists are a conservative lot: [...]
19 Mar
Posted by Andy digital journalism, digital resources, journalism
Interesting advice on attracting multi-platform savvy people from Alan Schulman, Chief Creative Officer of Brand New World (via MediaPost)
As always, talent right out of school comes to the industry through very different doors. Some from design; others from typography, animation or illustration. Some from film school; others from journalism school. The difference is, few if [...]
19 Mar
Posted by Andy digital journalism, digital resources, newspaper video
Two great responses to the question ‘How long should online video be?’ from the Newspaper Video list.
Davin McHenry from Bakersfield.com says:
The only limits we have here in Bakersfield are: If your video is over two minutes you have to have another editor watch the video and suggest possible cuts.
I think blanket limits are [...]
19 Mar
Posted by Andy digital journalism, digital resources, newspaper video, video stuff
Steve Outing talks about Newspapers in an unbundled world in an article over at Editor and Publisher
The whole article draws a number of parallels with the changing distribution and business the models the music industry deal with and the problems newspapers are facing. Steve highlights ways that we can learn from the music biz’s move [...]
Heres a great illustration (via Steve Garfield at Off on a tangent) of a simple v-logging workflow by Cheryl Colan
12 Mar
Posted by Andy digital journalism, digital resources, newspaper video
The discussion about the judging of online video has the capacity to become a real meta-conversation but, as with all good chat amongst people with experience and passion in the area, it also throws up the useful stuff.
In the Newspaper video yahoo group, where a lot of this stuff plays out, Chuck Fadely has linked [...]
Jack Lail asked what other mic’s I would recommend for use apart from the M58 reporters mic I mentioned in a post on audio.
Those who know these mics will know that it’s a pretty mixed bag but I have used them either on external work or at the University so feel I can comment on [...]
02 Mar
Posted by Andy digital journalism, digital resources, newspaper video
There is something joyful about the serendipity of trackbacks and stats. They are a great way to keep track of the debate, discover new voices and remind you of old ones.
I checked my stats today I someone had come back my way via a trackback comment I left on a post over at Andrew Grant [...]