News from Newark

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A shy New Jersey chiaropractor suffers a stroke on a golf course, and his life is suddenly transformed. He can’t stop making art.

We were out in Newark this week at a mass meeting to talk about new directions for the paper. As the largest newspaper in New Jersey, and as New Jersey is the only state in the US without a major network TV news operation, we think the potenial here is limitless.

Contrary to popular rumor, the paper is not going out of business. It has shed a great deal of its costs however, and is now lean and mean and ready to embrace a new digital and video future.

The promo above is but a tease for a video/print special release this weekend.

This isn’t dodgy hand-held video. And it’s great reporting as well.

We think it’s a preview, not just for the weekend, but for the future of online journalism as well.. and newspapers.

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.

4 Comments
  • pencilgod December 06, 2008

    Annoying no.
    Because if I want my prejudices reaffirmed I just have to visit the Ledger and click any link. 🙂

    So. Looking forward to something good… and it must be for all the promo it’s getting.

  • Cliff Etzel December 05, 2008

    Now Now Stephen – must you always be so negative??? 😉

  • rosenblumtv December 05, 2008

    Ahhh.. but it is VJ.
    Andre Malok from the Newark Star Ledger.
    Graduate of our training.
    Shot with a Sony A1U
    never touched a camera or an edit before the course.
    Annoying.. no?

  • pencilgod December 05, 2008

    “This isn’t dodgy hand-held video. And it’s great reporting as well.”

    So not VJ then 🙂