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.

Archives for the ‘Video Journalism’ Category

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.  [...]



A Shift In Perspective of the Solo VJ Paradigm

By Cliff Etzel • May 28th, 2008 • Category: Video Journalism

Recently I’ve begun revisiting the Solo VJ paradigm and asking exactly what it is from my point of view.
I’ve come to realize that the Solo VJ paradigm is more than just about web video journalism - at least from my perspective.



Q&A with Travis Fox, video journalist for washingtonpost.com

By Cliff Etzel • May 15th, 2008 • Category: Latest Posting, Video Journalism

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



Solo Video Journalist Produces Documentary in Uganda

By Cliff Etzel • Mar 16th, 2008 • Category: Video Journalism

The detractors of the Solo Video Journalist paradigm would have those who believe in being able to successfully and professionally produce quality work as a one person crew as not being possible.
Another case study disproves their argument.



Web Video Journalism versus TV Broadcast

By Cliff Etzel • Feb 3rd, 2008 • Category: Content Distribution, The Business of VJ, VJ Training, Video Journalism

Michael Rosenblum has posted what I feel is a crucial commentary that hasn’t been discussed to any real extent - that of the differences between shooting VJ content for the web as opposed to shooting for traditional broadcast television.
There is a difference and I think it needs to be expounded upon as to what I [...]