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Talk about a clean sweep. WBFF’s Darren Durlach is soon going to need a larger bookshelf.  After topping the b-roll.net AWARDS for two years straight, he’s just taken top honors in the National Press Photographers Association’s Photographer of the Year competition. Last year’s Large Market, BEST of b-roll.net winner, Greg T. Johnson of WFAA in [...]

The folks at D-PRO want a random b-roller to receive a free Xtender lighting accessory. The Xtender is a cool invention that we first looked at during last year’s NAB. It is a must-have in the run-and-gun world of TV news. All you have to do for a chance to win is answer a few [...]

From: TVNEWSDAY Tribune Co. told the nine broadcasting members of its Washington bureau today that their positions are being eliminated, effective in March. The staffers were told of the decision today. Tribune spokesman Gary Weitman said that Tribune has news sharing agreements with CNN that it will use to service its stations. He added that [...]

Philip Bloom (http://philipbloom.co.uk/), a UK based cameraman, has put together an amazing video review of the NEW Panasonic HPX-301e (basically the European version of the HPX-300 being discussed on the b-roll.net FORUM). Take a look at the great images and honest review of the newest camera from Panasonic. Review of Panasonic HPX 301 e By [...]

Anton/Bauer is introducing its Dionic® HC high current camera battery at NAB 2009. The Dionic HC is capable of up to 10 amps. With 85 watt-hr capacity, a built-in LCD real-time fuel gauge tracks up to nine hours of run time. Its seven segment numerical icon display indicates hours while the circular arcs illustrate 15-minute [...]

Stephen Press sent a video acceptance speech for his award as the first International BEST of b-roll.net winner. I think this speech tops anything I saw from the actors during the Oscars. Thanks for sharing, and CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners.

I have only recently begun experimenting with Twitter, Flickr and Facebook.  (You can find my Twitter feed at: http://twitter.com/b_roll_net and Flickr at http://flickr.com/b-roll-net) Are these valuable resources or time-suckers to use on your phone while waiting for an interview? What are you using to communicate and network on the web? What should be added to [...]