Notes from the Edge

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Observations on digital media by the faculty and staff of the Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley.

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NAA Report on Online Video

By Paul Grabowicz, May 15, 2008

The Newspaper Association of America has a really good report on how newspapers are and should be using online video. Lots of interesting data and examples, advice on how to shoot video and recommendations on cameras and accessories.

Video Vs Photo Slideshow

By Paul Grabowicz, March 9, 2008

A lot of news organizations are debating whether it's better to shoot lots of video for their web sites or focus instead on using a camera and audio recorder to produce photo slideshows.

The answer we give in our multimedia workshops is simple - let the story tell you the medium in which it's best told.

What we mean ...