A Shift In Perspective of the Solo VJ Paradigm
I’ve posted an article on some thoughts around what it means to work as a solo video journalist - you can read the full article on the SoloVJ.com website
I’ve posted an article on some thoughts around what it means to work as a solo video journalist - you can read the full article on the SoloVJ.com website
I have been knocking around the idea of developing a portal site that mimics the past look and feel of multimediashooter.com specifically for web video journalism.
So yesterday I launched solovj.com which will be the repository of what I have been blogging here on my site and transitioning my posts to that domain.
Contrary to the detractors assertions, it seems that being a freelance Solo Video Journalist isn’t an issue - at least for the Obama campaign people.
I’ve assigned myself to cover a scheduled rally Senator Obama is having here in Eugene, Oregon today.
Is the title of this posting the future of video journalism?
Here’s my take on the current landscape of video content distribution in the year 2008.
Cybermentor and colleague David Dunkley-Gyimah was recently asked what is videojournalism. He professed to being somewhat tongue tied to the question.
The pundents would have you believe it’s some lengthy diatribe that includes financially prohibitive schooling and equipment that only a select few are capable of becoming a part of the exclusive club of videojournalism.