Solo Video Journalist

Musings and advocacy of the Solo Video Journalist Paradigm. Emphasis on web video journalism, developing compact shooting equipment, editing, techniques, creative vision while remaining true to the journalism perspective.

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The Challenge Of Solo Video Journalism

By Cliff Etzel • Nov 6th, 2008 • Category: Latest Posting

It’s apparent to the few who come here that content has been pretty stale for the past couple of months.
With having to pay the bills as a web designer on top of marketing my video work, I’ve not had much time to blog on solo vj’ism.  Having said that, I’ve been left with a nagging [...]



Pulitzer & Youtube offer $10,000 Prize for Citizen Journalism

By Cliff Etzel • Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Creative Process

The ground swell of solo video journalism is building - and the announcement that Pulitzer and YouTube are sponsoring a contest for this style of video journalism only adds to the credibility of this newly emerging profession.
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Video: This American Life

By Cliff Etzel • Sep 14th, 2008 • Category: Multimedia

What does this say about our society and how we consume news media?



Video: Michael Rosenblum 40 minute vj revolution speech

By Cliff Etzel • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Multimedia

Wait for it….
Yup - the detractors don’t have much to say these days around the premise/content of this speech.
Michael Rosenblum removes the veil of secrecy behind the production of video and shows why the solo vj paradigm WILL work - not might, not maybe - but WILL
Prepare yourself for some rather blunt, even crude commentary [...]



Appointment TV Is Dying

By Cliff Etzel • Jul 5th, 2008 • Category: Video Journalism

My cyber mentor David Dunkley-Gyimah as posted on his blog about two topics I write about about here on solovj.com - online content distribution and the business of solo video journalism.
I have been publicly ridiculed for my personal perspective of corporate news media - and the fallacy of objectivity in the news died decades ago.  [...]