Video
Journalism of the moving pictures form.
Buzzfeed splits - but both halves get custody of video Paid 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
Don't miss this Kickstarter for the #mojo crowd Paid Members Public
If you’re into mobile journalism – and you probably should be – this kickstarter is worth backing: To be clear, it’s already at three times over its target – and will probably hit four times before its done. But its a chance to get your hands on useful device pretty early.
Watch: the best drone footage from the NYC Drone Film Festival Paid Members Public
Footage from the best of the [NYC Drone Film Festival](http://www.nycdronefilmfestival.com).Remarkable stuff. It feels like we’re only scratching the surface of what drone journalism can do.
How journalists behave when your video goes viral Paid Members Public
How journalists behave when your video goes viral [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/collegeofjournalism/entries/c9b6250d-6557-4968-b0ce-e6eef3e04dfb] Journalist Marc Settle found his video suddenly of great interest to a wider new media than just his employer, the BBC: > Broadly, their behaviour fell in to one of three categories: a)
The Washington Post embraces vertical video. Paid Members Public
Vertical Video barbarism infects the Washington Post [http://digiday.com/publishers/fight-washington-post-embracing-vertical-video/] > On Monday, the Post published a minute-long vertical video about the importance of Super Tuesday, which was told with animated graphics and meant to be watched with the sound off. The video, produced by politics video editor
The power of drone journalism Paid Members Public
A rather powerful example of the potential inherent in drone journalism
Snapchat Explained Paid Members Public
A really useful explanation of Snapchat and how it works for those of us more generously endowed with years of experience. Good work from the WSJ‘s Joanna Stern [http://www.wsj.com/video/snapchat-explained-using-snapchat/84712C9C-41D7-4C4F-AA4D-28AF383846AD.html] .
Gaming vlogger PewDiePie is teaming with Disney to launch a new network Paid Members Public
Gaming vlogger PewDiePie is teaming with Disney to launch a new network [http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/01/14/youtube-star-pewdiepie-partners-with-disney-to-launch-his-own-video-network/?utm_source=om&hb] Further evidence that the YouTube celebrity phenomenon is rapidly growing in a parallel media industry, that is then cross-breeding with traditional media: > After racking
