Entries Tagged as 'Journalism'
Much of the PBS system is watching KCET closely to see how it fares without the PBS “icon” series shows to keep an audience. While cutting deals like this one makes headlines, taking a look at the daily program schedule leaves me really underwhelmed with the offerings. Five hours of cooking shows each weekday? Still, [...]
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Tags:independent media·KCET·LA·Local Programming·PBS
Though this article is five years old the problem remains as intractable today as then. The region needs to look to other areas of the country that have succesfully combined a great quality of life with up-to-date amenities like broadband access and cultural programming to attract the knowledge workers of tomorrow (and today!) Upstate New [...]
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Tags:Adirondacks·economy·jobs·upstate ny·young adults
“We had to learn — and we have to keep reminding ourselves — to start by listening to the community and sometimes leave the camera at home,” said Nashville Public Television President Beth Curley about the station’s Next Door Neighbors project. Pictured: scene from Next Door Neighbors program about the city’s Somali refugees. Rules of [...]
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Tags:audiences·engagement·future of PBS·PBS·Public Media·public service media
This short video was created by a first-time producer/shooter/editor who took one of RosenblumTV’s video journalism courses. It’s got story, pacing, music, humor and great cinematography. According to Rosenblum the student had “never touched a camera or an edit before” in her life. A little training, some lightweight equipment and some desire can create great [...]
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Tags:circus arts·citizen journalism·man-on-the-street·Rosenblum TV·run & gun·student video
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 footage [...]
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Tags:crude·Documentary·film distribution·Filmmaking·first amendment·freedom·freedom of the press·Future of public media·independent film·joe berlinger·journalism·Public Affairs
Look out – here come’s mobile film-making! No excuses – the editing application is in the phone! via vimeo.com
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Tags:filmmaker resources·Filmmaking·Future of public media·HD·hyperlocal journalism·iPhone·mobile filmmaking·Video
This chain of newspapers is boldly striking out into digital territory that no other legacy media has ventured in (switching to free online tools and more), but I’m eager to consider how our station can adopt this idea: Telling the Stories A cornerstone of the Ben Franklin Project is the inclusion of everyone in the [...]
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Tags:Ben Franklin Project·hyperlocal·hyperlocal journalism·journalism·Pennsylvania News-Herald·Public Affairs·reinventing journalism·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. A year after the successful launch of a hyperlocal journalism project in [...]
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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 victim’s reflection [...]
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Tags:chevron·court case·crude·Documentary·freedom of the press·IDA·joe berlinger·patrick creadon·ruling
