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Yesterday, the Newark Star Ledger received an astonishing 7 Emmy Award nominations for its video work.
These are local news Emmys, and this is the first time that newspapers have been allowed to participate.
The fact that the Star Ledger took 7 nominees, in a variety of categories, is a stunning tribute to the folks at the paper who only embraced video and the VJ model a very few years ago.
As we trained them, we feel a distinct sense of pride, but the credit goes to them.
They are the ones who took to the streets of Newark and New Jersey to report, shoot, edit and produce award winning video work.
Clearly, this is a major step forward, and a major acknowledgment of the quality of the video work at the SL.
We have always believed in this model. What happens when you put the power of video into the hands of great newspaper journalists? Clearly, the Academy agrees. Something great.
That this comes on the heels of ABC News announcing that it is going to move to the VJ model as well speaks volumes to those of us who have believed for a very long time that most powerful combination in the world of journalism is a great reporter with a digital camera in their hand.
Congratulations to Brian Donohue, Nyier Abdou, John O’Boyle, Andre Malok, Amy Nutt, Bumper DeJesus and Seth Siditsky.
Great job guys, really great job.
Congrats!
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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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links?
http://www.nynatas.org/attachments/wysiwyg/4292/2010_NY_Emmy_Award_Nominations_Feb_25_2010.pdf
Validation is sweet revenge, Michael. I remember so long ago all the naysayers and ugliness, but despite all the arrows, you persevered. “Wisdom,” the Bible says, “is justified of its children,” and that certainly defines you. I’m proud of you and all your hard work. Congratulations.
Just a clarification. This is the first year they combined the TV and online judging, not the first year papers have been able to apply. The Emmys wanted this to be a contest about the medium, not the platform and combined the online and TV entries during judging.
We were nominated for 2 portfolio entries for graphics and writing/producing.
In the documentary category for Chain of Life
http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/06/chain_of_life_kidney_transplan.html
In the news feature category for lead levels in the raritan bay
http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/06/epa_finds_high_levels_of_lead.html
In the sports online category for a feature on mountain biking
http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/05/mountain_bike_practice_at_diab.html
And in a public affairs category for a feature on a 90-year-old going back to school and for a homeless boxer
http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/06/former_boxing_champ_rocky_lock.html
http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/02/in_high_school_at_90_years_old.html
yeah, too bad you’re stuck in the middle of the indian ocean on that 1st class cruise ship when you could be in newark celebrating!
congrats!
Congrats to all involved! Wow – this is AMAZING! Well done!
all I hear are crickets chirping in the detractor camp with their jaws agape in silence…
Priceless….
How’s that job going Cliff?
Any hire you yet?
Didn’t think so.
Wow!
Emmy nominations!
Sorry.
Local emmy nominations.
Anyone who knows better, knows they are not judged the same as the national awards.
They are a business.
When fewer tv stations see the need to enter they have to find someone else desperate enough for validation.
Bingo!
Soon to be out of business newspaper types!
Don’t worry though!
Cliff can give them all the advise they need about how it feels to be unemployed!
LOL
Newsroom and TV studio
Newsroom and TV studio