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Horrifying Events at Virginia Tech Highlight Video Enabled Phones

April 16, 2007

Todays terrifying shooting rampage at Virginia Tech is still developing as of this writing. This is how i found out: NBC just called, I’m to hop on a charter out of Dulles. My next post will be from VA Tech. All of the most dramatic video thus far has come from cell phones Sphere: Related [...]

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Josh Wolf, the Blogger Code of Ethics and the Title of Journalist

April 12, 2007

I’m a bit suspect of all the latest kerfuffle over a “Blogger Code of Ethics”.  In it, Tim O’Reilly and many other well-intentioned folk are trying to codify behavior on the internet.  It all seems a little too group-think for my tastes, and while I’m sure there are noble and useful ideas contained within such a [...]

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The Thinking Man’s News Grunt

April 11, 2007

As I came up through the ranks of TV news photographer, I always found that any given station or market had it’s wise sage. This is the kind of guy who would always be in the right place at the right time to get the picture, command the respect of all of his peers, and [...]

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DC Media Makers Show Off Their Mad Skilz

April 11, 2007

This DC Media Maker will be here tomorrow night. In fact, I’ve been asked to subject the assembled videologists to my 4:3 stylings. It’s always a fun, informative gathering, so come check it out! Sphere: Related Content

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Amani Channel Goes Mainstream…AJC Style.

April 10, 2007

Nothing more meta than when media cover the media. If only I’d been there with my camera to get the media, covering the media, covering well..you guessed it..THE MEDIA!! I’ve been down this road before but I

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Will Cell Phones Be The End of Live Trucks?

April 10, 2007

Live Truck Killer? Is this the end game for live trucks? I doubt it. But what kind of headline would it be without open-ended hyperbole? Besides, where will TV reporters go to stay warm? Video enabled phones are emerging as powerful storytelling tools, enabling people to capture moments of both significance and the mundane. The [...]

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