When we as solovj’s, backpack journalists, digital correspondents and/or documentary film makers talk about producing content for broadcast, in the past it was a clearly defined paradigm meant for traditional broadcast venues ie; television. Today, the broadcast spectrum is much wider – entailing not only television, but also internet content distribution to multiple platforms including [...]

“Why I’m glad I made the transition from ABC News off-air producer to New York Times videojournalist.” That’s the introductory statement NYTimes VJ Erik Olsen made in an article posted on Digital Journalist – and one I feel speaks loudly above the cacophony of the detractors of self contained shooter/producers.

I just came across an interview with Travis Fox on the USC Annenberg School for Communication.

NPPA is reporting that in TV news departments around the country there are layoffs, or rumors of layoffs, taking place in cities like Minneapolis, Miami, Cleveland, and Denver. The answer is something I and others who ascribe to the backpack or Solo Video Journalist paradigm have been extolling quite a bit over the course of [...]