Pulitzer Center: Tips for Video Journalists

This video is a part of the YouTube Reporters’ Center and was produced by the the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
1. Have a clear outline of what it is you wish to communicate to your audience.
2. What kind of background information do people need to understand the context and what’s the best way to [...]

VJ training South-Africa

VJ training South-Africa is a blog featuring the work of students and teachers of The Media Academy. The Academy offers “training courses that incorporates the best practise of television/online reporting together with the practical aspects of filming and editing.” They also have a Facebook Group.

Secrets of a top video editor

BBC World News America’s Bill McKenna has been named ‘Editor of the Year” by the White House News Photographers Association.
Mr McKenna put together a video of his work and offered a rare glimpse into his world to reveal what inspires a top TV picture editor. This is great stuff.

United Breaks Guitars

A $150 budget, a video camera, some volunteers, and a fire hall are all that was needed for Sons of Maxwell guitarist Dave Carroll to get the point across to United Airlines about his unhappiness over their refusal to compensate him for a broken guitar.
Dave writes, “In the spring of 2008, Sons of Maxwell [...]

Home Again

I’m back on the ground in Halifax. The trip to Africa was fantastic and I couldn’t say enough great things about the people and places we encountered. That was the trip of a lifetime!

Two young Lesotho farmers near the village of Mealea Lea 13 July 2009.

Woman ‘detained’ for filming police

Touring South Africa

I’ll be touring South Africa from today until the 25th of July 2009. My contact e-mail is grcanning@gmail.com.