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Pros and cons of sharing news video
It’s happening everywhere. Stations from Tampa to Los Angeles are forming local partnerships to share news video. The arrangements vary from market to market, but so far stations owned by Fox, G… more →
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Pros and cons of sharing news video
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Deborah Potter wrote 5 months ago: It’s happening everywhere. Stations from Tampa to Los Angeles are forming local partnerships t … more →
The big camera debate
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Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: Some veteran TV photojournalists have argued for years that bigger is better when it comes to video … more →
Smart strategies for using VJs
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Deborah Potter wrote 8 months ago: TV newsrooms that are replacing reporter-photographer teams with solo video journalists might benefi … more →
Video journalist responsibilities
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Deborah Potter wrote 8 months ago: Being a VJ means that you are totally responsible for what the viewer sees. That’s how Eric Ol … more →
Tips for shooting breaking news
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Deborah Potter wrote 8 months ago: When all heck is breaking loose, how do photojournalists know what to shoot and for how long? WBFF … more →
Three steps to good audio
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Deborah Potter wrote 8 months ago: One sure fire way to ruin a stunning slide show is to pair it with muddy audio. Capturing good audio … more →
Twitter in the newsroom
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Deborah Potter wrote 8 months ago: Using Twitter as a resource can help keep a TV station on top of most local and breaking news. So sa … more →
Videojournalism on a budget
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Deborah Potter wrote 9 months ago: How cheaply can you build a multimedia tool kit? Does $10,000 sound about right? That’s what N … more →
Multimedia know-how
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Deborah Potter wrote 9 months ago: What multimedia skills do journalists need? What are managers looking for (if they’re looking … more →
Ten rules for video journalists
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Deborah Potter wrote 10 months ago: Everybody likes lists, right? Travis Fox of the Washington Post shared his “10 golden rules … more →
Twitter tips for journalists
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Deborah Potter wrote 10 months ago: As a newbie on Twitter, I quickly found myself drowning in the gusher of Tweets from the folks I fol … more →
Backpack journalism toolkit
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Deborah Potter wrote 10 months ago: When you work alone as a backpack journalist, you need lightweight, reliable gear and an efficient p … more →
Ten things every journalist should know
Deborah Potter wrote 10 months ago: Only ten? John Thompson has posted a terrific list that goes beyond the obvious (learn Twitter, RSS … more →
TV news tops, but Web a close second
dhwenger wrote 11 months ago: The Pew Research Center’s annual look at where people get their news shows TV still dominates, … more →
Multimedia journalists only at WUSA-TV
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dhwenger wrote 11 months ago: It’s the first major market station in the country to do away with all of its two-person repor … more →
James Bond-ing the news
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Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: What do secret agents and multimedia journalists have in common? Gadgets, of course. While the new … more →
Web video "myths"
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Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: Questioning conventional wisdom is often a good thing, so let’s thank Peter Ralph for his rece … more →
Tips on using audio
Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: The best TV photojournalists I know shoot with their ears. They capture great sound and they use it … more →
Video shooting tips
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Deborah Potter wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes great pictures don’t add up to a great video news story. That may sound absurd, but it’s t … more →
