Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts
9.24.2009
And the immediacy of the Internet grows
Mobile live streaming backpack for video...Who needs a live truck anymore?
3.16.2009
Jon Stewart's Moral Majority
Here's a really interesting column from The Week talking about how Jon Stewart could possibly be the most influential television personality after the build up to and subsequent dismantling of Jim Cramer.
It's a good read, and if you haven't watched any of the Stewart vs. CNBS/Cramer stuff, you should. Very interesting how the comedian has had to take over as the window to the deeper issues that have wrought havoc with mainstream media.
How'd all this start? Watch these below:
The Beginning
In Cramer we Trust
The Personality Clash
The Battle Previewed
Then the three-part Finale above.
It's a good read, and if you haven't watched any of the Stewart vs. CNBS/Cramer stuff, you should. Very interesting how the comedian has had to take over as the window to the deeper issues that have wrought havoc with mainstream media.
How'd all this start? Watch these below:
The Beginning
In Cramer we Trust
The Personality Clash
The Battle Previewed
Then the three-part Finale above.
3.05.2009
Stewart calls out the media so easily AND so well
CNBC's Rick Santelli – the "reporter" that went ape on the trading floor complaining about bailouts – was supposed to be a guest on The Daily Show, but was a no show. Well, like when McCain bailed on Letterman, you don't bail on high profile talk show hosts. Jon Stewart opens up a can of whoop @ss on Santelli and the entire network. Still find it amazingly saddening that it takes a comedian and parody show to reveal any freaking honesty in the media-on-the-media realm about issues that are impacting every single one of us, everyday now.
1.08.2009
Fresh sparks from being a "one-man-band"
A good interview with CNN photojournalist Bethany Swain talking about how she and some colleagues created an outlet for natsound pieces on all the CNN platforms. No "talent" standing up yammering in front of the scene or someone talking over good imagery.
Just good storytelling.
Just good storytelling.
11.19.2008
MTV's Gideon Yago putting the smack down on Journalism
Gideon Yago worked with The IFC Media Project to create a series about journalism and how news sausage is made. Should be interesting. Hopefully it's available online!
11.14.2008
Let the bottlenecking begin!!!
So one of the Fox and NBC stations in Philly are going to "pool" the video operations of the two news organizations in an effort to cut costs. Brilliant!! Lessen the scope of journalism even more. The newsrooms will be independent of each other in how they edit or use the footage.
The ever growing notion of doing more with less in journalism.
Only that showing the exact same content on two competing stations will dilute your audience even more, thus weakening your advertising base further. Nope, not a single downside. Nor the jobs that can now be eliminated to reduce costs.
And the fat cats in the corporate offices wonder why their market share is only shrinking ever more rapidly. How about producing unique content that no other news org has? If you are the only one with it, where are the viewers going to have to look for it? I guess on your competition's 10 o'clock newscast.
The ever growing notion of doing more with less in journalism.
Mr. Wallace added, “We see no downside on this.”
Only that showing the exact same content on two competing stations will dilute your audience even more, thus weakening your advertising base further. Nope, not a single downside. Nor the jobs that can now be eliminated to reduce costs.
And the fat cats in the corporate offices wonder why their market share is only shrinking ever more rapidly. How about producing unique content that no other news org has? If you are the only one with it, where are the viewers going to have to look for it? I guess on your competition's 10 o'clock newscast.
11.03.2008
Convergence and an election
Here's a good NYTimes article about how the various platforms of media collided while following the presidential election.
After this is all over –thankfully– it will be interesting to compare the results of the American votes to the investments in the various media platforms used to campaign.
We all know Barack Obama was able to build a media empire with his dozens of sites, YouTube channel, Twitter, Facebook as well as applications within FB and others. McCain did as well, but not nearly to the degree of his rival. Did all of the media platforms and the mainstream media outlets play as much of a role in generating interest in the election as the challenges that our country face?
I guess we'll have to wait and see and give all the talking heads a day or two to find new things to fill all those channels with the next big story.
After this is all over –thankfully– it will be interesting to compare the results of the American votes to the investments in the various media platforms used to campaign.
We all know Barack Obama was able to build a media empire with his dozens of sites, YouTube channel, Twitter, Facebook as well as applications within FB and others. McCain did as well, but not nearly to the degree of his rival. Did all of the media platforms and the mainstream media outlets play as much of a role in generating interest in the election as the challenges that our country face?
I guess we'll have to wait and see and give all the talking heads a day or two to find new things to fill all those channels with the next big story.
5.01.2008
Geeks gone violent
Here's a really interesting video on several levels. First, the style of videography is different for a news production. Second, it's a unique and interesting story. And finally, ESPN has been opening up the spigots on its content to the web. There's a reason they are called the "world wide leader in sports."
4.21.2008
4.08.2008
And the hits just keep on rolling
CBS looks close to waving the white flag on news reporting. They are considering using CNN to outsource news gathering. Must be the millions they have to shell out for Katie's inability to get people to watch or even speak the news.
UPDATE: Here's a NYTimes story on it.
UPDATE: Here's a NYTimes story on it.
3.28.2008
Newspapers are not the only ones hurting
CBS4 is slashing and burning their staff as well. I had talked with a reporter a few weeks ago and it sounded like it was rocky, but this confirms it. But to layoff the NPPA Video Editor of the Year? Awesome...
UPDATE: NPPA has a bigger story on TV cuts.
UPDATE: NPPA has a bigger story on TV cuts.
3.11.2008
What's Popurls?
Just about anything that is getting lots of traffic on the web. Flickr, YouTube, digg, readdit....Shastakovitch ! Too many to list. Just click over there.
Also the source for this Journalism url compilation.
Also the source for this Journalism url compilation.
Something better than JL's Blog of Blogs
A site that has all the journalism info you could ever want. Holy crapola
Found this via Will Sullivan's Journerdism blog.
Found this via Will Sullivan's Journerdism blog.
Hulu to go LIVE
3.10.2008
Kids and Convergence
They say multitasking is bad for your brain. That it leads to difficulty in completing tasks. Well, if that's the case the next generation won't get anything done based on this study of teens and early 20s using the Internet as they watch TV.
TV will learn what newspapers are living
And they will learn it much faster than we all thought. TV execs can send the love letters to Steve Jobs and his AppleTV. Seems that people are migrating to the web to watch their beloved television shows in droves. The catch? TV folks don't want too many peeps going to the web, there's more ad revenue on the tele than on the web. Exactly what newspapers are going through.
"Our challenge with all these ventures is to effectively monetize them so that we do not end up trading analog dollars for digital pennies,” Mr. Zucker said, calling it the No. 1 challenge for the industry.
David Simon on 'The Wire'
An interview with the former Baltimore Sun reporter about the end of the 60 episode series on HBO. He has some interesting takes on the journalism biz and how blind the "trained" folks that are supposed to see and report everything.
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