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Cuttings #10: YouTube is coming for your news Members Public

YouTube wants your news videos — and your podcasts (but ad-free). Plus more evidence that we need to get serious about video… again.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
YouTube

Freewell's All Day Filters for the Osmo Pocket Members Public

The DJI Osmo Pocket is already a capable video camera - but can some serious filters make it even more versatile?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
video

About the video "pivot" in progress Members Public

Mic is yet another site laying off writers to hire video people [https://mic.com/articles/183893/mic-cuts-more-than-20-people-company-wide-in-move-to-become-a-leader-in-visual-journalism#.7qhRG6Zpo] : > Mic laid off 25 employees on Thursday as part of a restructuring that will see the company shift its focus to video and other forms of visual journalism, according to

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
mic

iPhone 7 versus a real movie camera Members Public

As you might expect, the real (and hideously expensive) movie camera blows the phone away.But here’s the thing — in all but the very low light situations, the iPhone footage is remarkably good looking. And the iPhone has been shooting video for less than a decade: the first one

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
iPhone

Buzzfeed doubles UK video production office Members Public

Jessica Davies [http://digiday.com/publishers/inside-buzzfeeds-uk-hiring-spree-staff-international-branded-video-hub/] : > BuzzFeed’s shift to video is taking hold in its U.K. operations. The digital media company is doubling the size of its London office so it can house two new studios with a particular focus on sponsor video. The goal: to

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Buzzfeed

Buzzfeed splits - but both halves get custody of video Members Public

Buzzfeed is restructuring by splitting into entertainment and news divisions. CEO Jonah Peretti makes an interesting point: > Having a single ‘video department’ in 2016 makes about as much sense as having a ‘mobile department.’ Instead of organizing around a format or technology, we will organize our work to take

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Buzzfeed

Quartz gets serious about experimenting with video Members Public

Interesting [announcement from Quartz editor Kevin Delaney, explaining why the business site is about to get serious about video [http://qz.com/413280/from-the-editor-how-quartz-is-doing-video/]: > We’re now entering into video production, with a small team of experienced digital video journalists experimenting ambitiously with new formats, techniques, and distribution. That

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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