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NPR Looks into the TV Media Biz
From: NPR.org NPR Media Corespondent, David Folkenflik, delves into the struggle all TV news organizations are dealing with – how to stay afloat. Radio and television networks and newspapers are struggling to survive the transformation to the digital age. As established media business models become outmoded because of the Internet, Read More →
Montreal CTV Cameraman Dies in Helo Crash
From: CTV Montreal CTV cameraman Hugh Haugland was taking shots of the aftermath of Tuesday’s tornado when the helicopter crashed near Route 117. Hugh was 44 years old, the father of two beautiful girls and the son of former CTV anchorman Bill Haugland. The pilot, Roger Belanger, also died in Read More →
Let the b-roll.net COMMERCIAL Voting Begin
I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is we didn’t get a lot of entries in the b-roll.net COMMERCIAL contest. I was really excited about this contest and hoping to get tons of creative experiments, but it turns out we only received TWO. The good news is Read More →
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Why P2 Cards Eventually Die
Amanda Emily (photog, historian and technical genius) posted a brilliant explanation of P2 cards on her site, AmandaEmily.com. With the new E-Series P2 cards coming out, the question arose about why a P2 card “goes bad.” Amanda takes a stab at it, and explains it well with nice and simple Read More →
Real World DC Photog Apologizes for Blocking VJ
From: WUSA9.com After weeks of criticism from photogs on this site and others, the Real World DC photographer who harassed WUSA photographer Lindsey Mastis has issued her an apology. Dear Lindsey Mastis, I would like to extend an apology for my conduct on July 2. My actions on that day Read More →
WGCL Pulls out of Atlanta News Sharing
From: Live Apartment Fire via Television Broadcast WGCL-TV, the Meredith-owned CBS station in Atlanta, pulled out of a local news-sharing triad in the market earlier this month. The station had formed an alliance just a few weeks earlier with WAGA-TV, the Fox O&O, and WXIA-TV, the NBC owned by Gannett.
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