More Salmon From The New York Times

NY Times Video Chief Ann Derry

Yesterday, Ann Derry announced that The NY Times was starting to give their reporters iPhones to cover stories in video as well as in text.

So far, so good.

But this is 2011.

Never the less, let me applaud Ann Derry and The New York Times for their progress.

In 1994, The New York Times bought one of my companies, VNI (Video News International).

I had told Punch Sulzberger that I could bring video to the newspaper.

The idea was to give video cameras (in those days Hi8) to the newspaper reporters so that they could create video as well as text.

As part of the purchase I was made President of a new company – New York Times Television.

Immediately after I started working at The Times, I was invited to lunch by Joe Lelyveld, then Managing Editor of the paper.

We had lunch in the very posh corporate dining room upstairs in the old building.

As waiters served salmon on siver trays, Lelyveld congratulated me on the new job.  Then he turned to me and said

“You are not to come anywhere near my newsroom or the newspaper….more salmon?”

Well, times have certainly changed at The Times.

Here’s a sample, though sadly not embeddable

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/01/29/world/middleeast/1248069598246/cairo-after-curfew.html

Maybe in another 20 years

Maybe not.

More salmon?

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.

2 Comments
  • Brendon February 04, 2011

    Mike, I thought you would find this site interesting. Maybe it’s a potential money maker for content providers.

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  • Eric B February 02, 2011

    I watched Mr. Murdoch today unveil The Daily – online newpaper partnership with Apple iPad. Certainly, the NYTimes views The Daily as their competition.