Apple iPad

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.

The Top 100 Cameramen Showreels

I picked this up from HDTVCameraman.
The Top 100 Cameramen Showreels is a list of cameraman showreels that are available to view online. The Top 100 Cameramen Showreels (Online) was created to be used by producers, production managers, directors and crewing companies.
I’ve spent hours watching these. Here’s one from UK cameramanBen Clowes:

My JVC HM100U arrived

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 [...]

Videojournalism – past, present and future

From David Dunkley Gyimah:

“New” Media Critical in Aftermath of Haitian Earthquake

Article from the Columbia Journalism Review.
New” media platforms were critical to delivering early information about damage and relief efforts in the aftermath of a 7.0 earthquake that rocked the western side of Haiti shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
“As phone lines went down and darkness fell over Haiti, the full impact of today’s massive earthquake [...]

Earthquake in Haiti

Newly released amateur video taken by a Brazilian soldier shortly after the quake:

Reporters Without Borders to create centre of operations for Haitian journalists
NPAC information on photojournalists on the ground in Haiti.
Twitpics from the ground in Haiti.
CBC: Quake death toll may top 100,000: Haitian PM
Aid groups jump into Haiti relief effort
Globe and Mail Video

Videos covering the [...]

JVC HM100U Review

Not my review but I’m so excited about getting this cam this week I haven’t stopped searching for reviews of it from other shooters. This one is by Chris Boden, of The Geek Group, and I found it on Vimeo. Great review Chris!

JVC GY-HM100U

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.

Videojournalism – has it lived up to expectation?

News:Rewired (a project of Journalism.co.uk) has an interesting article covering the birth of videojournalism. According to them the term videojournalist first appeared in the 1970’s, 80’s, and 90’s in the British newspaper, the Guardian, as a recruitment ad for Associated Newspapers. Written by David Dunkley Gyimah, one of the UK’s leading VJ’s.

Ethics in Non-Profit Journalism

This article How to avoid ethical snags in non-profit journalism appears on MediaShift and The Canadian Journalism Project and it was written by Stephen J.A. Ward.
Ward states that over the “past few years, dozens of centers of investigative journalism and non-profit web sites have been started using money from foundations, individual donors and membership fees.” [...]