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There seems to be a flurry of video activity in the aftermath of the DNA2008 conference.
One of the sponsors, the European Journalism Centre, has announced a video for newspaper journalists course and picks up a lot of information and quotage from DNA delegates.
The site is worth a look, with some nice round-ups and thoughts from [...]

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UPDATE: Oliver Luft has got a much more detailed report on the session and Ed Roussel’s comments in particular.
I’ve just sat through a session at DNA called Multi-format input, multi-platform output – does this work?
The majority of the discussion was based around multimedia in the sense of radio, TV looking [...]

So after a day of being told what video on the web isn’t and how journalism isn’t ready. I think I’m hearing two ways of looking at this.

Video is an internal strategic solution. It allows broader coverage in a dis-aggregated media world
Video is a way to enhance your storytelling to engage with your audience who [...]

The pitch:
The newspaper industry is at the front of the digital wave that is engulfing all media companies. Faced with dwindling subscribers with an aging demographic and advertisers wanting cross-platform impact, the print industry is fundamentally changing working practices and delivery options to maintain their revenues and brand value. Print-only is no longer an option [...]

So DNA is underway with a key note from VJ evangelist Michale Rosenblum.  His speech was pitched to the crowd. The sky is falling! Robin Hamman gets up his first post from DNA and says what I wanted to say about Rosenblum’s pitch:
Rosenblum’s talk was interesting, well delivered and entertaining but I can’t help but [...]