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Contributed by John Woods It is one of our greatest fears as journalists. Whether it’s getting assaulted while covering a story, getting in a wreck on the way to a story, or getting a DUI after a long day of covering assaults and car wrecks – we don’t want to be the news. Unfortunately, and [...]

Again, I want to thank everyone who participated in this year’s b-roll.net AWARDS. There were some amazing stories and a lot of very talented winners out there. Thanks also to Fujinon, Zylight, Anton/Bauer, and ProSource for supporting the contest and helping fund the solid crystal trophies that are being produced as we speak. I’ve gotten [...]

From: Al Tompkins, Poynter.org A recent BBC show has raised controversy about ethical editing of speeches. “The BBC’s Newsnight show recently opened with what seemed like a single soundbite from President Barack Obama’s inauguration speech. As it turns out, though, the BBC used three different parts of the inauguration speech and edited them together to [...]

I’m headed to a concert tonight with the family! I’ll try to get my blog going again (ok, BeFrank!) Here’s a little Hart Noir until then:

I’m headed to a concert tonight with the family! I’ll try to get my blog going again (ok, BeFrank!) Here’s a little Hart Noir until then:

Looking through the entries from this year’s b-roll.net AWARDS is truly inspirational. Not only do I feel the need to improve my “game,” but I am encouraging to see that there are still TV news organizations that are doing it right. Telling quality stories with good pictures. Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s [...]

As of 12 noon ET on Saturday, the b-roll.net AWARDS voting is over. We’re looking over the vote tallies, and we’ll announce the winner almost immediately. We’ll announce the winners Saturday afternoon. Good luck to everyone…