Between running errands, I’ve spent a lot of time at the computer yesterday, most of it watching video. As a result, there are three pieces I want to recommend.
The first is a nine-minute news report from the Globe & Mail’s John Lehmann, narrated by reporter Wendy Stuek. The report, The pine beetle’s deadly march, covers a devastating environmental and economic disaster that’s ripping through B.C. Nine minutes sound like a long time by ‘net video standards, but there’s a lot to recommend here.
In an email, John writes that “three days of shooting, four hours of tape and almost five days of editing” went into the video. Nice to have a newspaper that believes strongly enough in the storytelling to make that amount of time possible.
The other two video pieces were from the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication’s August convention, provided by CSPAN. The Future of the News Industry is an hour-long panel discussion that should be required viewing for media execs and those interested in where we are and what it all might mean. (I’m making this required viewing for students in two of my classes, particularly for the contributions from Tom Rosenstiel.)
The second piece from the conference was a keynote address by Bill Moyers and it is a beautiful, moving thing, a call to defend and extend journalism that matters. It’s about an hour long and well worth the viewing.
TAGS: VIDEO, NEWSPAPERS, MEDIA, RETHINKING MEDIA, GLOBE & MAIL
mark thanks for the link to the pine beetle story.
This epidemic is devastating the ski mountains west of denver. I’m working on a long form piece. I found the story interesting but very disappointing.
What has caused this epidemic? Which trees are impacted? Are pesticides effective? We know the answers to these questions. The USFS predicted this outbreak 25 years ago.
The kicker? In order to convey these salient facts to the writers of the article – they want me to login and register!