Mountain Lake PBS Productions

Colin Powers reflects on PBS programming for the Adirondacks, Lake Champlain, & Quebec, public broadcasting, and the future of media distribution.

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Citizen journalism at its finest

April 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Documentary, Filmmaking, Future of public media, Journalism, Local stories, Multi-media, News, Resources

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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Coffee with your news? Beverage revenues the answer for pubmedia newsrooms?

May 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Future of public media, Journalism, Multi-media, News, Public Affairs, Public Media

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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