Both sides have claimed early victories in the case of documentarian Joe Berlinger vs. Chevron over access to the raw footage he shot for his expose “Crude” on Amazonian oil exploitation. I’ve blogged about the case and the filmmaking community reaction here.
On Thursday, the appeals judge ruled that Berlinger must turn over Crude [...]
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Look out – here come’s mobile film-making! No excuses – the editing application is in the phone!
via vimeo.com
Tags:filmmaker resources·Filmmaking·Future of public media·HD·hyperlocal journalism·iPhone·mobile filmmaking·Video
Hyperlocal ‘news cafes’ are taking the Czech news scene by storm
By Teri Pecoskie
While newspapers scramble to figure out how to turn a profit in a quickly evolving industry, a small group of Czech publications might just hold the solution: Hyperlocal news. [...]
Tags:bloggers·cafe·citizen journalism·coffee·hyperlocal journalism·journalism·News·Public Affairs
This ruling represents a shocking setback for investigative documentary journalism. The IDA and filmmaker Patrick Creadon (I.O.U.S.A., Wordplay) are circulating an open letter to show suport for freedom of the press. More info to come in this space about how to sign on to the letter.
Juan Diego Pérez/Entendre Films An Ecuadorean cancer [...]
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