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Video tutorial on shooting interviews

There aren't many good websites that take solo videographers through, step-by-step, the best ways to set up and film an interview. Filming interviews while operating on your own is always a tricky...

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Making the MOS-t of shooting vox-pops

Shooting M.O.S. (Man On the Street) is something you'll often have to do as a video journalist. M.O.S., sometimes called vox-pops from the Latin 'vox populi', is also one of the more difficult tasks...

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Writing a key skill for solo video journalists

For video journalists, the art of shooting great looking video is often the number one priority. Sometimes the traditional elements of journalism can be sidelined.  For me, when producing a story for...

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This election will be broadcast in HD

Reporters are constantly in the field these days gathering pictures of the various Republican candidates/potential candidates in the 2012 Presidential election. Videojournalists are now called on to...

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Space coverage beyond the shuttle

Today, as a correspondent with responsibility for covering America's adventures in space, I'm reporting on NASA's latest exploratory endeavors.  The US space agency today launched a spacecraft from the...

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Spanish-language TV grows, advertisers hold back

This week I'll be wrapping up a story on the Spanish-language television market in the United States. It's a segment that is growing at a very fast rate, and more Hispanic broadcast and cable nets in...

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What shooters should do to avoid the chop

Here is a link to an article I just finished reading in GOOD Magazine.It's another piece on the inevitable decline of the photo/videojournalist. The author is talking about photographers who just take...

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New blog tackles ethics in journalism

There's an excellent new journalism blog worth checking out. Colorado Public Radio's Assistant News Director Judith Smelser's blog "Scribbles and Scruples" tackles issues in the world of journalism,...

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Shooting news video with DSLRs

I've been interested for quite a while in how news shooters view the new generation of DSLR cameras with regards to their ability to capture video. My interest was piqued again when I edited a recent...

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Interview lighting in a hurry

When you're on a tight deadline and need to conduct several interviews quickly, the temptation is sometimes there to get rolling and pay very little attention to how your shooting looks. But if you...

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