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Prof. Kobre's Guide to Videojournalism

Thoughts, essays and reports about the Web's most moving stories.

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Url:http://www.kobrechannel.com
Author(s):Jerry Lazar, Ken Kobre
Language:English
Tags:videojournalism, multimedia, journalism
Description:Companion blog to "KobreGuide to the Web's best videojournalism." ( http://www.KobreGuide.com ) More and more media outlets are producing high quality non-fiction video feature stories, but they are hard to find. KobreGuide brings you the creme de la creme -- the most meaningful and moving stories online. It's YouTube for smart folks, the perfect antidote to mindless babble. Edited and published by San Francisco State University photojournalism professor Ken Kobre, author of the widely acclaimed "Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach," now in its sixth edition.
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KobreGuide Showcases 400th Video Story
This week, KobreGuide.com, which launched in Fall 2008, features its 400th video story. Yeah, we're pretty amazed ourselves. And every day provides more amazement as we watch and assess the merits...more
2009-12-24
1 like it:
Jerry Lazar

Apple to Unveil Tablet on Jan. 26th?
Mark your calendars. The Web is rife with rumors that Jan. 26, 2010 is the big day that Apple will at long last unveil its Tablet, which we wrote about yesterday. Tablet Tuesday, they're calling i...more
2009-12-24
1 like it:
Jerry Lazar

How the Mystery Mac Will Change Journalism
The journalism world eagerly awaits the now mythic Spring arrival of Apple's game-changing Tablet, or whatever they're going to call it. It's been a big hush-hush secret for so long, that sometimes...more
2009-12-23
1 like it:
Jerry Lazar

10 Journalism Trends for 2010 ?
Savvy UK journalist Adam Westbrook predicts 10 trends for the profession for 2010.Excerpts: 1. Lots of new entrepreneurial startups2. More journalists working with NGOs3. Journalists moving into th...more
2009-12-23
1 like it:
Jerry Lazar

Download the World's Longest Documentary
How would you like to see what is probably the world's longest documentary ... for free! Conventional wisdom dictates that most viewers' attention spans are about ten minutes, tops. What if we told...more
2009-12-23
1 like it:
Jerry Lazar

NPPA Launches Free iPhone App
The National Press Photographers Association's first iPhone and iPod Touch application is now available for free at Apple's iPhone App Store. It enables you to get the "best in visual journa
2009-12-18
1 like it:
Jerry Lazar

Introducing the J-Rod CUBE Solution
We've previously introduced you to KobreGuide sponsor Jeff Rhode, creator of the J-Rod videocamera mounting systems that will dramatically improve your shooting experience. Jeff just alerted us t...more
2009-12-18
2 like it:
Jerry Lazar Ken Kobre

Video Q&A with Documentarian Ken Burns
Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns ("Brooklyn Bridge," "The Civil War," "Baseball," "The West," "Jazz," "The War," "The National Parks") is the subject of a recent 43-minute vide...more
2009-12-17
2 like it:
Jerry Lazar Ken Kobre

Win a Trip to Africa with Nicholas Kristof
For the fourth time, New York Times Op-Ed columnist Nicholas Kristof is inviting students to enter an essay contest to win a reporting trip with him -- this time, to Africa next spring, "to cover i...more
2009-12-16
2 like it:
Jerry Lazar Ken Kobre

84 Websites Where You Can Watch Videos
Here is an annotated list of 84 Websites where you can watch videos online, courtesy of Step to Tech. Most of them don't qualify as (or even aspire to) videojournalism, and we can't even guarantee ...more
2009-12-15
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Jerry Lazar Ken Kobre Anna Shethar

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Facebook UserMay 10

I am really loving kobreguide.com! Multimedia stories all on one place. I worked in newspaper and in TV as a photojournalist and I am watching to see what the future holds for TV and newspaper journalists and photojournalist. I know a lot of them are concerned about their futures.. Thanks for keeping us all posted. It is going to be an interesting future in Journalism!
 

Jerry LazarApr 9

KobreGuide guest-edited the special April issue of Digital Journalist, devoted to videojournalism:
http://www.DigitalJournalist.org
 

Facebook UserJan 26

You guys were mentioned in one of my first entries on my new blog!
http://thedotinthemiddle.blogspot.com/
cheers
jan
 

Jerry LazarJan 18

HEAR KobreGuide.com editorial director Jerry Lazar on Shutterbug Radio:

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=59595903256&h=LLgF4&u=XfNxX
 

Jerry LazarDec 30, 2008

Updated link for hearing KobreGuide on TalkRadioOne (self-contained):

http://www.marcgermain.com/files/jerrylazar.mp3
 

Jerry LazarDec 30, 2008

Hear Editorial Director Jerry Lazar explain KobreGuide.com on Marc Germain's Web Radio show (starting at 31:30):

http://www.TalkRadioOne.com/2008/12/29/marc-germain-live-monday-8pm-pacific11pm-eastern-2/
 

Mary ThorsbyDec 6, 2008

I am LOVING kobreguide.com! Putting all the world's greatest multimedia stories all on one site for us to study, enjoy and share is genius! Excellent Web site!
 
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