Guardian Media Academy in London – day 2

We’re here in London running the Guardian Media Academy course!

Having left 85 degree weather in NY, the cold, wind and rain of England was something of a surprise, but did not dampen (local news joke), the enthusiasm of our dozen or so participants.

We’re also here because we’re in the middle of a competitive bid for a local TV station here. The government is giving out a dozen local TV licenses for broadcast operations, and if we can snag one, we’re going to build the best state-of-the-art, VJ-driven local station the world has ever seen.

Fingers crossed. We should know at the end of the month.

In the meantim, we’re busy training journalists from the UK, Norway, Switzerland and the US here at The Guardian this week.

We have another bootcamp next month in NY, and there are still a few spots available.

If you’d like to join us for four days at The Museum Tower (on top of the Museum of Modern Art), let us know now.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 30 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.