Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
The Commitments – Or, Why Most Documentaries Suck
This morning I got an IM from an NYVS member. He’s also a student at a film school in the UK and now he has to make a small documentary film for his class. He wrote to ask some...
Read moreWhat Future for Journalism? An Open Letter To Lee Bollinger
Dear President Bollinger, Like many alumni of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, I read with interest of Dean Nicholas Lemann’s departure, and that you would be heading up the search for a replacement. Hence, my letter...
Read moreJiro Dreams of Sushi
Last night we watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a documentary film produced by David Gelb. We watched the film on the recommendation of Brett Savaglio, our new Director of Social Media here at nyvs.com It was a good recommendation....
Read moreCan You Really Make A Living With A YouTube Channel?
* *that means you can make $23,000 a month if you own one of the most successful .1% of Youtube content partner channels OK. Everyone knows that television and video are going to migrate to the web. The...
Read moreNewspaper Video Goes Boldly Into The 1990s in 2012
Now, don’t get me wrong. I like the Nieman Journalism Lab. I respect them. So this is not about them. This is about a piece Bryan Murley just sent me in my email. It is entitled: It’s all about...
Read moreYouTube Adds 50 Channels – Is This Really What We Need?
The New York Times reports today that YouTube is going to add another 50 channels to the 100 video channels it already has. While this makes YouTube look more and more like Time/Warner Cable Service instead of the ecclectic...
Read moreThe 500 Year Media Storm – What Happens Now?
That’s all there is…. This is the Monastery at Dale Abbey in England. Or at least all that’s left of it. Monasteries were big business in the 15th Century, at least until Henry VIII got hold of them. When...
Read moreAmateur iPhone Video Sells Hats – and more
This is the way to sell hats! The video above was shot and produced entirely on an iPhone. And not even by a ‘professional’. It was made by Guy Hills  to help sell his invention – The Hanky Hat....
Read moreThis is NOT ‘Backpack Journalism’
My old friend Jim Long posted this photo on his facebook page today. Jim is the consumate professional cameraman. He’s with NBC, and must be their best guy as he’s always on a plane, with the President in China or...
Read moreThe Knowledge – Shooting a London Video Story
The knowledge We’re running our 4-day video bootcamp here in London in partnership with The Guardian. Yesterday, former GMA student Daniel Houghton stopped by to say hello. He was in London on other business. Above is the piece that...
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