jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 15, 2009, 11:45 pm
For the fourth time, New York Times Op-Ed columnist Nicholas Kristof is inviting students to enter an essay contest to win a reporting trip with him -- this time, to Africa next spring, "to cover issu...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 15, 2009, 11:23 pm
Here is an annotated list of 84 Websites where you can watch videos online, courtesy of Step to Tech. Most of them don't qualify as (or even aspire to) videojournalism, and we can't even gua...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 14, 2009, 3:54 am
The Beet.TV Roundtable on "The Influence of Online Video: A discussion of technique, technology and impact" included panelists from top media outlets such as NBC and the Economist. Among the questions...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 12, 2009, 12:17 am
Momenta Workshops is offering scholarships and discounts for students and professionals for its Project India photojournalism expedition, Jan. 17-30, 2010. We will be working with small local nonpr...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 11, 2009, 1:11 am
A month ago, we told you about Video WTF, a free community-operated Website where you can ask any question pertaining to video -- cameras, accessories, editing, production, whatever. We posed a coup...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 9, 2009, 5:49 pm
The Concentra Award 2010, for global excellence in videojournalism, is now open for entries. The $10,000 prize is awarded annually "to a journalist who, in terms of both substance and production, pro...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 9, 2009, 5:09 pm
Congrats to MediaStorm for winning a 2009 Business & Financial Reporting Emmy Award for Crisis Guide: The Global Economy, co-produced with the Council on Foreign Relations -- another well deserved fea...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 8, 2009, 6:55 pm
Those Google geniuses are at it again. Take a look at Living Stories, "a new, experimental way to consume news, developed by a partnership between Google, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. ...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 6, 2009, 4:15 pm
KobreGuide warmly welcomes a new advertising sponsor – The J-Rod, developed and produced by accomplished and resourceful videojournalist Jeff Rhode. Jeff is a former staff member of the award-winn...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 6, 2009, 4:09 am
The International Documentary Association awarded 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil' (pictured) the top prize in its Distinguished Feature category. The documentary about a struggling heavy metal ban...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 4, 2009, 4:21 am
Craig Silverman is a Montreal-based journalist and author who specializes in mistakes. Not his mistakes -- yours. And other journalists. More accurately (and we do want to be especially careful toda...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 3, 2009, 3:00 am
Courtesy of MediaStorm's Eric Maierson, here are ten techniques that their team uses when adding music to their multimedia productions. We'll give you the essence, and then point you to their ...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 2, 2009, 2:31 am
I'm going to be teaching videojournalism next summer for the Institute for Education in International Media's study-abroad program in Perpignan, France. It’s a four-week multimedia program...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 1, 2009, 2:45 pm
Here are the top 10 most viewed video stories on KobreGuide.com for November 2009: * Waiting Topless (pictured) * Conjoined Twins * Pit Bulls: Companions or Killers? * Bolivia's Women Wrestl...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Dec 1, 2009, 2:08 am
The 2009 International Documentary Association's Awards ceremony will take place on Friday, Dec. 4 in Los Angeles. Winners were announced today in several major categories, including Limited Seri...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 30, 2009, 2:43 am
For those who are ready to make the budgetary leap from $100+ point-and-shoots to $1000+ digital SLRs, one of your first considerations is which brand and model to go with. That's a subjective de...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 28, 2009, 2:27 am
More newspapers and media organizations are having each of their reporters maintain individual Twitter accounts for professional use. By following these reporters -- ranging from network anchors and h...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 26, 2009, 3:20 am
In case you haven't already noticed, it's Animal Week here at KobreGuide.com . We've showcased videos on sea turtles, hunting beagles, orphaned marsupials and, um, bull penises. Normall...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 25, 2009, 5:27 pm
More good news, to corroborate the ComScore blog item below: The Nielsen Company reported overall online video usage and top online brands ranked by video streams for October 2009. Year-over-year, un...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 25, 2009, 4:28 pm
Mashable: The Social Media Guide reports that Hulu and Facebook are shattering online video records, according to the Web analytics firm ComScore. While YouTube draws 125 million viewers per month (o...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 24, 2009, 2:26 am
Multimedia pioneer Colin Mulvany, of Spokane's Spokesman-Review, paints a rosy picture on his Mastering Multimedia blog of how professional journalism can be rescued by... the imminent arrival of ...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 23, 2009, 6:36 am
Adam Westbrook reviews the Kodak Zi8 pocket videocamera, and asks if it's "the tool to change videojournalism." Now I think if used creatively, it’s possible to produce a high quality film with...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 21, 2009, 5:27 pm
Targeted for nonprofit organizations, this Digital Storytelling tutorial on TechSoup -- subtitled "Expert tips on creating a polished, professional digital video" -- is chockablock with good advice. I...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 19, 2009, 1:15 pm
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that, of the 89 films that had qualified in the Documentary Feature category, 15 have been selected to advance in the voting process for t...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 19, 2009, 2:29 am
In the wake of the cheering New York Times report that online video ads are booming, Poynter's Regina McCombs offers a level-headed assessment of how well newspaper video is performing -- editoria...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 18, 2009, 1:32 pm
The concept behind 8 Billion Lives is simple: "Everyone has a story. Watch a day in the life of people from all over the world." Of the 16 videos posted so far on this recently launched video Websi...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 17, 2009, 4:11 pm
KobreGuide welcomes a new channel: The Video Journalism Movement. Unlike most of our channels, this one is not a newspaper or major media outlet. Rather it's an entrepreneurial endeavour designe...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 16, 2009, 4:26 pm
Sadly, publisher Dirck Halstead has announced that, after 12 years of monthly issues, the December issue of The Digital Journalist may be the last. Its chief sponsor, Canon, has had to withdraw financ...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 14, 2009, 10:05 pm
Paste, the award-winning pop-culture magazine, has published a thoughtful list of the 25 best documentaries of the past decade. Our first reaction was: "Wait! The decade's almost over?" After ...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 13, 2009, 8:25 pm
This report is music to our years, the good news we've all been waiting for. According to the New York Times, Online Ads Are Booming, if They’re Attached to a Video Excerpts: News Web sites...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 12, 2009, 2:55 am
We want to pass along some info from Josh Meltzer, an outstanding photographer and multimedia producer, about his upcoming Truth With A Camera international workshop in Quito, Ecuador, from January 9-...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 11, 2009, 2:06 am
(Editor's Note: KobreGuide reporter Kathy Strauss spent a long weekend at the Northwest Video Advanced Workshop in Yakima, WA, and couldn't stop talking about what an amazing experience it was...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 11, 2009, 1:07 am
We're cheered by Paid Content's optimistic outlook on Web video, in today's report by James A. Pitaro, vice president of media at Yahoo! He prefaces his advice to video producers, in "The...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 10, 2009, 3:38 am
Last week on KobreGuide we showcased an appropriately whimsical video ode to the dozen nominees for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, NY. They ranged from the generic (paper...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 10, 2009, 2:27 am
The problem with many attempts at videojournalism is that they are passable reports, but are deficient in the storytelling department. TV newsmagazine afficianados know that what engages an audience...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 9, 2009, 1:31 pm
The November issue of Dirck Halstead's The Digital Journalist, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain, is now online. When the Berlin Wall fell on No...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 9, 2009, 2:55 am
This weekend, TheNation.com launched an 8-week series of interviews with journalists and media insiders on the future of journalism. Focus: What will the media look like in 5, 10, or 15 years? Can inv...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 6, 2009, 12:22 pm
Video WTF is a new communally-minded open-source Website where you can ask -- and answer -- any question about video cameras, editing, production, publishing, promotion, whatever. It's collaborat...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 6, 2009, 1:34 am
Looking for that perfect inexpensive holiday gift for your favorite amateur photographer whose camera has a pop-up flash? And, attention, pros: This is the perfect gadget for all those folks who ask y...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 5, 2009, 12:56 am
There are plenty of classic films that glamorize journalists, from The Front Page to All the President's Men, but how about a movie about heroic videojournalists? Poking around our iPhone apps, ...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 4, 2009, 3:02 am
Thanks to the stunning popularity of Pure Digital's pioneering Flip pocket video camera, which famously relegated shooting to one simple button while retaining pretty high quality images (includin...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 3, 2009, 2:58 am
Have you received your Google Wave invitation yet? Only 100,000 were originally issued a month ago, and buying one on eBay only ensures that you get bumped further to the front of the waiting line. Wh...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Nov 2, 2009, 4:42 pm
Ever wonder how athletes train for the Winter Olympics when it's not winter? Time is following U.S. Winter Olympic hopefuls in 9 sports as they train for Vancouver 2010, for an ambitious Web vide...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Oct 31, 2009, 12:55 am
It was 40 years ago this week that a computer at UCLA "talked" to a computer at Stanford, thus paving the way for what would become the Internet and, in the '90s, the Web. If you click on the ima...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Oct 31, 2009, 12:07 am
On his 10,000 Words blog, Mark S. Luckie offers free alternatives to seven of the most commonly used software programs used to create multimedia stories. His roundup includes programs for Web design,...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Oct 30, 2009, 11:51 pm
Does the popularity (and high quality) of digital point-and-shoots spell doom for digital SLR cameras? Gearlog, "a gadget guide by geeks, for geeks," thinks so. As small auto-everything 35mm point-a...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Oct 29, 2009, 1:24 am
We've started a new discussion topic on the KobreGuide Facebook Group page. If funding weren't an issue, what would you make a feature-length documentary about? What other obstacles would ...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Oct 28, 2009, 3:18 pm
Forgive us if we sound grouchy, but the Los Angeles Times has put us in a real funk. Why? With each passing day, the quantity and quality of their once superlative videojournalism is rapidly declining...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Oct 27, 2009, 12:49 am
We've previously alerted you to Adam Westbrook's valuable "6 x 6" blog series of tips for videojournalists. Now he's updated and assembled them into a 32-page e-book, that's available...
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jerry l. posted an article on Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism - Oct 22, 2009, 8:51 am
"The Reconstruction of American Journalism," a comprehensive, in-depth report by Leonard Downie, Jr., and Michael Schudson, for the Columbia Journalism Review, is mandatory reading. Leonard Downie Jr...
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