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Video misconceptions
In a post entitled “How not to do newspaper video,” the folks over at Digital Journalist say newspaper managers don’t understand what it takes to do video well. Rule number one, acc… more »
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Video misconceptions
Deborah Potter wrote 3 days ago: In a post entitled “How not to do newspaper video,” the folks over at Digital Journalist … more »
Getting online video right
dhwenger wrote 3 weeks ago: The second annual Emerging Video Services study, conducted by Leichtman Research Group, Inc., includ … more »
Improving audio slideshows
Deborah Potter wrote 2 months ago: It takes more than an interview and some pictures to create a good audio slideshow, but too many sli … more »
Learning from TV news
Deborah Potter wrote 4 months ago: Finally! A newspaper editor has acknowledged that “still folks” can actually learn some … more »
Remembering Ray Farkas
Deborah Potter wrote 4 months ago: Legendary. Pioneering. Irrepressible. Ray Farkas was all of those things, and more. He died of c … more »
Shooting in HD
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dhwenger wrote 4 months ago: High-definition television promises better images, brighter colors and more detail, so how does shoo … more »
Layering the news
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Deborah Potter wrote 4 months ago: Slide shows, videos, flash animations–there are lots of different ways to tell a visual story … more »
The power of video
Deborah Potter wrote 5 months ago: Dwayne Dail’s story would be compelling in any medium. Wrongly convicted of rape, he spent ha … more »
Newspaper video catches up
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Deborah Potter wrote 5 months ago: I spent some time recently exploring what television and newspaper Web sites are doing with video an … more »
User generated video losing its appeal?
Deborah Potter wrote 5 months ago: Online video sites are scaling back their use of amateur videos in favor of professionally produced … more »
Learn from your mistakes
Deborah Potter wrote 6 months ago: The single most important thing you can do to improve as a photojournalist is to edit your own work, … more »
Editing tips from one of the best
Deborah Potter wrote 6 months ago: Digital editing allows you to do amazing things with video, but the 2007 NPPA Editor of the Year urg … more »
Risk, initiative, persistence
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Deborah Potter wrote 6 months ago: You might think the news business is changing faster than ever before, but anyone who started in TV … more »
Simple graphics make complex stories clear
Deborah Potter wrote 6 months ago: Simple graphics sometimes work better than highly-produced interactives when it comes to explaining … more »
Crowdsourcing the news
Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: When Wired magazine first used the term crowdsourcing in 2006, it referred to “the productive … more »
Blogs and data draw readers
Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: News organizations are in a constant battle for online traffic, but what actually works to draw read … more »
Use a voiceover, already
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Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: Why do so many news Web sites use full-screen text instead of voiceover narration for video and slid … more »
Natural sound matters
Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: Natural sound makes stories come alive. It lets viewers experience something close to what it was l … more »
From infotoys to BOPs
Deborah Potter wrote 7 months ago: Journalists have more options than ever to tell great stories online. But even as multimedia skills … more »
