VideoJournalism

Videojournalism

  • Digging into the archives 5.5.16

    Yep…I must be bored.  Again.  Decided to go back in time and start re-posting some of the oldies but goodies.  Shake things up a bit and maybe re-find my love of writing by getting some inspiration from when it all… Continue reading

  • Crushing dreams for being realistic?

    We all have dreams. A better life. Being thinner, richer. Sometimes material things. Sometimes something else. Hopefully though we all have a way to balance our dreams with the real world and not spend life wallowing in regrets. When I… Continue reading

  • Paying it forward…and back…

    …to the next generation. Truth is I’m nearing the end of my career. Went from shooting production stills to news film and video to teaching broadcasting to retired and working part time with high school students and freelancing as a… Continue reading

  • Calling all (prospective) VJs in Egypt…

    I kind of keep an eye on my blog stats and was surprised to see a sudden increase in hits from Egypt.  Considering the events there the past week, I kind of understand the desire by those caught up in… Continue reading

  • Those who make the rules…

    …determine who is equal. Strange how similar discussions take place with very different people in far ranging venues. So women are finally allowed to be “equal” in the military and over on the NPPA facebook page there’s a lengthy thread… Continue reading

  • Either I’m damn good or…

    …there’s no competition out there anymore. Who knows, but twice in the past month unapplied for accolades have come the way of this blog. journalism.co.uk journalismdegree.org (Don’t know if I’m at the bottom of the lists due to “V”s place… Continue reading

  • A polarizing issue….

    UPDATE on 11.16.12 The posting below has some misconstrued facts. The fact that the WB went out at the same time I got a new polarizing filter is coincidence. It turns out that there is an internal issue in the… Continue reading

  • The Basics of Videojournalism

    Haven’t updated this in a while, but the book co-author Larry Nance and I have been sweating over is getting closer to publication. The Basics of Videojournalism is two chapters closer to completion. Law and ethics are done and we… Continue reading

  • Epiphany…

    A sudden awareness of something wonderful! And it all came about because a former reporter asked where the reporters were in the photograph of newsreel cameramen that graces my facebook page. I responded that there were no reporters…just cameramen until… Continue reading

  • Reeling ’em in…

    Talk about time travel. Ten years ago I hung it up (or so I thought) and moved from lugging a camera and all that entails to running a zoo…oops, I mean teaching. No more violent winters or simmering summers…wading hip… Continue reading