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I'm glad Howard Owens is blogging again at howardowens.com
Michael Rosenblum on newspapers and video:
More Q&A from John Hassell.
Q: Are there any newspapers out there you think are doing this right?
A: No. None. There are some that are getting closer, but we are in uncharted waters and have a chance not only to do this right, but also to become the Gold Standard for the entire industry. That is why the stuff has to be just so excellent.
More Q&A from John Hassell.
Willow Nero, a summer intern for knoxnews from Ole Miss, has done her first video for us, a brief tribute to when underwear was king in Knoxville..
The New York Times features a look at a weekend in Knoxville. I must hang with the wrong crowd, or at least with the people writer Allison Glock knows. I have never heard Knoxville referred to as the "the couch."
KnoxVegas, K-Town, Knoxpatch, yes. But "the couch," no, never.
The accompanying slide show to the article includes a WDVX Blue Plate Special show. Online Producer Talid Magdy has a weekly series of videos on those shows.
Update: KnoxvilleTalks is doing a "couch" poll. So unless you're a couch potato, head on over there.
KnoxVegas, K-Town, Knoxpatch, yes. But "the couch," no, never.
The accompanying slide show to the article includes a WDVX Blue Plate Special show. Online Producer Talid Magdy has a weekly series of videos on those shows.
Update: KnoxvilleTalks is doing a "couch" poll. So unless you're a couch potato, head on over there.
Co-worker Lauren Spuhler blogs about a small problem she had during a video shoot.
She was doing a video profile of John Grant Jr. for the monthly Songs of Appalachia video series she produces with reporter Morgan Simmons
She was doing a video profile of John Grant Jr. for the monthly Songs of Appalachia video series she produces with reporter Morgan Simmons
Now this is really cool video. I wonder how far directly dragging video content is from general use?
Eric Berlin:
Mark Cuban quoting (I think) Craig Moffett of Bernstein Research:
We've got the video business model figured out, right?
Here's what we know: people are online, they watch video online, they spend money online. Therefore, video producers and advertisers are going into overdrive to figure out a model that works.
Mark Cuban quoting (I think) Craig Moffett of Bernstein Research:
Ironically, we are headed down the same self-destructive road for other kinds of traditional media,as well. Five years into the video-over-the-Internet revolution, we have learned two things. First; consumers won't pay for content on the web, so it will have to be ad supported. And second; it won't be ad supported.
We've got the video business model figured out, right?
OMG, somebody did a video that looks just like story comments.
Eric Berlin pointed to this video last week that I hadn't seen. As he says: "This was produced last fall but is definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it. Think of it as what Slate refers to as Internet commenting as its own "special form of social idiocy" made flesh."
Meanwhile, Kurt Greenbaum has done a number of posts on story comments in last month. They are worth the read:
Eric Berlin pointed to this video last week that I hadn't seen. As he says: "This was produced last fall but is definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it. Think of it as what Slate refers to as Internet commenting as its own "special form of social idiocy" made flesh."
Meanwhile, Kurt Greenbaum has done a number of posts on story comments in last month. They are worth the read:
- Anonymous comments: Where readers, editors disagree
- Dealing with comments: Yelp's best practices
- Advice for businesses dealing with reader comments
- Rebutting the arguments against story commenting
Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) points to a David Pogue piece on the New York Times Web site that says the little, unassuming Flip Camera has captured 13 percent of the camcorder market.
It's secret: simplicity that works, or as Pogue suggests "if you're successful at something the first time you try, you fall instantly in love with it."
Reynolds' post yesterday:
Reynolds notes that he doesn't see much advantage in the Flip over point-and-shoot still image digital cameras from nearly ever maker that also record video. He's right, there's not if you are comfortable using using your camera. The Flip is simpler to use than even those simple-to-use cameras. You don't have to remember to put it in video mode, there is no USB cable or memory card/stick to misplace, and it installs its file management/video editing software into any computer it's plugged into with no disk needed.
And hopefully without rekindling the ever-smoldering point-and-shoot vs we only do pro video debate (with rebuttal), that's why these cameras are a great option to let reporters who are juggling a number of tasks under stress shoot some pretty darned decent video.
This near-foolproof nature of the camera is certainly why consumers like them, too, in addition to its Zen. I say near-foolproof because shooting decent video even with this camera isn't a sure thing 100 percent of the time. Reporters have come back without the video they thought they shot and sometimes what they did come back with had to be dumped.
That's been rare. Our News Sentinel reporters who participated in a short in-house "basics of video" session improved the quality of the video they turned in, some of them greatly.
It's secret: simplicity that works, or as Pogue suggests "if you're successful at something the first time you try, you fall instantly in love with it."
Reynolds' post yesterday:
WOW: According to this review, the cheap and easy to use Flip Video Camera has captured an amazing 13% of the camcorder market. Why? "Having finally lived with the Flip, I finally know the answer: it's a blast. It's always ready, always with you, always trustworthy. Instead of crippling this 'camcorder,' the simplicity elevates it." I still don't see much advantage over video from a digital still camera, though the review says the Flip does a lot better in low light.Today he posted a react from a reader.
YESTERDAY'S POST on the cheap and popular Flip Video Camera produced this email from Christopher Johnson of Midwest Conservative Journal:We've been using the PureDigital's cameras for reporter shot video since before the company came up with the Flip name. The newer, "Ultra" models are as excellent for shooting short news clips as they are for that unforgettable family moment. Put the HD Canon in its case and try one!
I LOVE the Flip. Bought one from Amazon several months back and I'm having a ball with it. I'm not interested in making Hollywood-quality movies, just recording events, and the Flip does that extremely well. And it's true about the low-light quality. I tried it out in the back stacks of the library where I work, where there is very little light, and the result was outstanding. I first learned about it at InstaPundit so I guess a thank you is in order.
Glad it's worked out.
Reynolds notes that he doesn't see much advantage in the Flip over point-and-shoot still image digital cameras from nearly ever maker that also record video. He's right, there's not if you are comfortable using using your camera. The Flip is simpler to use than even those simple-to-use cameras. You don't have to remember to put it in video mode, there is no USB cable or memory card/stick to misplace, and it installs its file management/video editing software into any computer it's plugged into with no disk needed.
And hopefully without rekindling the ever-smoldering point-and-shoot vs we only do pro video debate (with rebuttal), that's why these cameras are a great option to let reporters who are juggling a number of tasks under stress shoot some pretty darned decent video.
This near-foolproof nature of the camera is certainly why consumers like them, too, in addition to its Zen. I say near-foolproof because shooting decent video even with this camera isn't a sure thing 100 percent of the time. Reporters have come back without the video they thought they shot and sometimes what they did come back with had to be dumped.
That's been rare. Our News Sentinel reporters who participated in a short in-house "basics of video" session improved the quality of the video they turned in, some of them greatly.
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