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“Print folks see the future and are scrambling to take the high ground, while TV sits on it’s thumb….. thinking they already own it”.
That’s a killer quote from a new found friend of mine; Cyndy Green. Click here to read her blog on video journalism.
Indeed, TV may be a bit too confident in it’s ability to win online with video. Re-purposing last night’s report from a warehouse fire…ain’t gonna cut it. Could local broadcasters be too dependent on big cameras and pretty reporters?
Also…..Click video above to watch just how serious newspapers are in regards to online video. BEET TV interviews a former TV broadcaster, who is now the VP/GM of the New York Times website.
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