Today we started our 4-day intensive Travel Channel Academy bootcamp here at Travel Channel HQ in DC.
Network President Pat Younge addressed the group and explained that it was the goal of the network to create an army of content contributors.
So far… so good.
At the end of 4 days, if all goes well, another 40 new TJs or Travel Journalists will head out to start making content which, if it’s good enough, the network will buy. And, for the lucky few, (there have been about 6 so far) a full time contract to travel the world making content for the channel.
Beats sitting in a cubicle!
Pat Younge, Travel Channel President talks to the group and takes questions
Lisa explains how it works…
The group gets ready to go
About the author
mrosenblum - For more than 20 years, Mr. Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital ‘videojournalist’ revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for videoliteracy, 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 the “VJ” 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).
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