Recent content by shootercub

Good grief. I joined this forum more than 20 years ago. I scrambled across America and back, returning to Seattle in 2013. This community was crucial for my development early in my career. I engaged a fair amount and said some dumb stuff. So... Sorry about that. And... thank you. Thanks...

It's kind of new here, blackberrys are now being provided by the station to all reporters and photogs.. What do you guys think? Does it help you do your job better? Is it more of a distraction than anything else? Just curious.

So my new ND was showcased on a local blog about a pedestrian bridge collapse earlier this month. The blogger asked him many questions about his decision to leave the newsroom and show up ON SCENE of the breaker. My favorite excerpt: "I’ve told my team that if a photog raises a question...

... finally some good news.. my station is hiring! this is not an ad just a reminder that we're not exactly going to hell in a handbasket. cheers!

Here's an oldie but goodie. Photogs at my shop consistently leave live trucks with unfilled gas tanks, broken reels, and messy cabs. What kind of techniques have you guys used to keep these problems from persisting?

No, this isn't the same video we've already seen.. Benjamin Rayburn, 32, a paraplegic now serving 10 years in state prison, say he was left to flail on the ground for more than an hour after deputies dumped him out of his wheelchair. The Sheriff's Office says the deputies handled the case...

A federal lawsuit filed on Thursday charges Cookeville, TN police with planting contraband on a man and using excessive force to arrest him. That's some fine police work, Lou. www.wsmv.com/video/15372979/index.html?taf=nash

this comes from Tampa Bay's 10 News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SYjRe__HlA that's some fine police work, lou.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the other suckers who find themsleves shooting crappy news on a day like today. Hopefully your station will actually spring the cash to cater a semi-decent Thanksgiving dinner! Be safe! It'll be over soon!

Here is some history on the MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS POLICE DEPARTMENT. Last winter one of their officers was charged with trafficking cocaine. Just where do they find such fine officers down there!?! Here's the press release from the U.S. Department of Justice...

So councilman Oliver Thomas of New Orleans is resigning amidst Federal corruption charges. So much for rebuilding their chocolate city! http://wwl.com/pages/802445.php?contentType=4&contentId=792556 New Orleans City Councilman Oliver Thomas is pleading guilty to corruption charges in Federal...

I just have to say.. What an awesome feature!! Thank you very much Kevin!

Since a lot of them have gone thru big set and graphics changes... do they all use that REDICULOUS whaling guitar riff in their music package?!?!? That makes me cringe eveytime I hear it. It's like a bad 80's video or something! GOOD GOD! I hate FOX.

I've seen mayors get upset , but never have they RIPPED a microphone from a reporter, and HURL it down a hallway.. http://www.wxyz.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=c9821cf4-dab9-4835-a3f6-89100dbef6af What a jackass!

Say goodbye to your friday football overtime! WXII 12 Wants You To JOIN THE TEAM WXII 12 is looking for HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO JOURNALISTS! Join The Excitement . . . Report on High School Sports. And they're paying! Ok, I know it's a job posting.. But the scope reaches far beyond an...