New & Notable

I'll admit it. I've been kickin' back and doing a whole lot of nothing during the Christmas break. I suppose I got depressed when my capital purchase request for a Sony Z1-U was rejected. I know you understand. But now, I'm ready to roll. I'm gearing up for the new semester and planning the next phase of the ACU video journalism operation. Here is a random list of things on my radar:

• Check out my in-progress list of direct links to newspaper video pages. I'm not linking to papers whose sole source of web video is from the AP or television partnerships. My primary interest is in newspapers offering staff-produced journalistic news videos.


• We all need to keep our eyes on Gannett and what appears to be a top-to-bottom rethinking of its newsgathering operations. Backpack Journalism Program: Gannett's initiative to train and select journalists for "opportunities" in newsrooms.


• The Post-Crescent in Appleton, Wis., (a Gannett property) is transforming its newsroom into an Information Center focused on attracting and retaining readers through multiple platforms.


• Lost Remote's Steve Safran wrote an insightful critique of the state of mass media a few months ago that still warrants revisiting. It all changed: a breakdown by industry and how to win. Good stuff!


• This is "required listening" for my students. Jim Brady (VP/Exec Editor of WashingtonPost.com) delivers the keynote address at the 2005 Conference on Media Convergence at Brigham Young University. Also see this video presentation commemorating the 10th Anniversary of WashingtonPost.com.


• One of my former students, Brady Lane, is blazing a trail with his Visual Revolution blog. Keep it up!


• MultimediaShooter.com is an excellent new site devoted to digital media and visual storytelling.


• Amazing interview with Henri Cartier Bresson on Google Video. (thnx MultimediaShooter.com)