Getting started with online video

Posted on April 21st, 2009 by Deborah Potter

Most newsrooms understand that they need to include video in their online offerings. If they haven’t started doing it yet, they’re behind the curve. But what’s the best service to use for posting video if you’re not going to host it yourself?
YouTube is certainly the most popular option, with more than 5 billion online videos. [...]

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Online jounalism jobs increase

Posted on April 21st, 2009 by Deb Wenger

The American Society of News Editors annual survey of employment at the country’s newspapers is rich in information for journalism job seekers.
First, the news is troubling for anyone who has dreamed of spending a career working at a daily newspaper.
American daily newspapers shed 5,900 newsroom jobs last year, reducing their employment of journalists by 11.3 [...]

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