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Video journalism in Africa

Ruud Elmendorp, whom I’ve posted on before, is a video journalist working in Africa. Ruud wrote about his experiences in the job for the Online Journalism Blog. A good read for sure.

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I’ve updated the VJ Tips page and plan to add much more in the coming weeks. If you have a favourite tip please share it. I’m going to make this the featured topic on videojournalist.ca for now. I’m also going to be adding some how-to video’s to the tip page. Plus I made up some [...]

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Quick Posts (usually via my iPhone)

• Selling my Canon XH A1. Great condition. Has only been used with Panasonic AY-DVM63AMQ tapes. Never used as a deck. Low hours (my guess less than 30 tapes have gone through it). Includes extra battery, cables, manual, PortaBrace rain cover, Magna Case bag, and ten tapes. Shipping depends on location but it will be whatever Fed-Ex charges. Asking $2,700 Cdn. Will ship internationally on receipt of payment. #
• As a big fan of The Cove documentary film I was very disappointed in the way ABC cut them off at the Oscars. Documentaries are by their nature political and controversial. There should have been no surprises. #
• Spring is on the way! It's a bright sunny day in Halifax and I so love shooting when it's warm out. #
• My thought s are with CTV News in Ottawa. They lost their news room yesterday to a fire and the damage so far is set at $2.5 million excluding the loss of expensive cameras, computers and other technical gear. CTV affiliates in Toronto and Montreal are providing cameras and editing equipment, while some Ottawa residents have offered office space. Let's hope for a speedy recovery. #
• The Apple iPad live video is available from CNN here. Looks pretty cool. Jobs just surfed the New York Times. It's about 8.5 by 11 inches. Paper size. #
• My brand new JVC HM100U arrived on Firday. It's smaller and lighter than I thought it would be. Editing the files in Final Cut Pro was instant and easy. It can use Class 10 SDHC cards if anyone is wondering. I read some reports online that it will use only Class 6 but JVC has a firmware update online that fixes that issue. A review is in the making. #
• JVC GY-HM100U: Just ordered one! I picked it up with the custom fit backpack so hoping for good things from this little camera. A review is on the way once I play with it a bit. #
• Testing out the latest version of the iPhone Wordpess App. Much nicer than the last one. Easy to post and edit, even while sitting in my car waiting for Krista :-) #
• Wishing everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and best wishes for a wonderful 2010! #
• TMZ falls for Kennedy photo hoax. The 1956 photo shows naked woman frolicking on a yacht while JFK lounges on the deck. Not so fast says *Playboy magazine, that's from a 1967 issue and they are all models. (*Nudity on Playboy link) #