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.
Adam Ellick – Journalist
Adam Ellick Two years ago we gave our $15,000 Concentra Prize for Video Journalism to Adam Ellick Adam is a VJ for The New York Times. Even to this day, a lot of people denigrate the idea of a...
Read moreFive Biggest Mistakes in Video
I Saw The Number 5 In Gold by Charles Demuth Just back from London and spending the day screening videos. I have been in this business for nearly 25 years (which is pretty amazing and depressing at the same...
Read moreLooking for VJs
This could be you…. A few months ago I put out a call for VJs and Videojournalists from around the world. VPRO, the Dutch Public Television Network is running a magazine show called Metropolis, and they are seeking to...
Read moreMad Men and the Death of the Networks
A winner Today I am cancelling part of my Time/Warner cable package – the part that pays for HBO and Showtime and all that other stuff that I don’t watch. Between the web and Apple TV I am rapidly...
Read moreTED’s CHRIS ANDERSON on THE FUTURE AND ONLINE VIDEO
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Zo53M0lcY[/youtube] Chris Anderson- it’s long but worth the time to watch Chris Anderson is the founder of TED – Technology Entertainment Design conferences. From what was once a small LA based experiment, the TED Talks have grown to...
Read moreThere’s a Lot of Really Bad Advice Out There – video wise
NO, NO and NO! Yesterday, I got a tweet from my friend (and in the Facebook age, aren’t we all friends?) @profsamuels, (he’s a prof at NYU but also works at CNN, so says his Facebook page. We have...
Read moreWhy You Don’t Want To Drag Around That Stupid Tripod All Day
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZkRklAsEEg[/youtube] Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England Last night we had dinner with a senior executive at a major UK broadcasting network – all to remain unnamed. He’s interested in training his reporters to work as VJs. All to...
Read moreCNN Lays Off 50 Staffers – Blames “Technology”
Comments 37 First video killed the radio star, and now technology is killing editing and videographer jobs — at least at CNN. The cable news network today laid off 50 staffers in the Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles,...
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