Gannett Stations Go Solo VJ
According to Michael Rosunblum’s blog, an article from the Denver Post points out the ever conclusive fact that the Solo Video Journalist paradigm is happening no matter whether the detractors want to admit it or not.
Archive for Content Distribution
Video Journalism For The Web Works - Here’s Why
The detractors complain about how web video journalists are wannabe’s.
The video below shows something quite the contrary.
Online Delivery Of Content Matters As Much As Equipment
Gear isn’t nearly as important as we are led to believe
Read that again - Gear isn’t nearly as important as we are led to believe
So how does this fit into the Solo VJ paradigm?
Although having quality video acquisition tools is important, I think the future for solo video journalists will lie more in online content distribution - not which high end camera one shoots with - or whether it was edited on a MAC or PC.
Broadcasters recognize the internet as a viable platform for content distribution
A recent article I just read touches on TV news broadcast and it highlights how entrenched traditional broadcast media is with regards to utilizing the internet for video content distribution.
The old school tv station managers are fighting tooth and nail at the idea of transforming their tv news divisions into media news divisions.
Web Video Journalism versus TV Broadcast
Michael Rosenblum has posted what I feel is a crucial commentary that hasn’t been discussed to any real extent - that of the differences between shooting VJ content for the web as opposed to shooting for traditional broadcast television.
There is a difference and I think it needs to be expounded upon as to what I and other Solo Video Journalists do and why we do it.
