YouTube's new aspect ratio

YouTube Goes Widescreen

I was scanning YouTube for WKRP vid clips for the episode where the station tried to give away live turkeys from a helicopter. I found it, but realized YouTube videos were playing back in the 9:16 aspect ratio.

Of course WKRP and many other clips are resized. I am now thinking next year's mini-movies in BC 251 could be shot and edited in 9:16. Guess we'll need to get the HD Flip Video cameras as well.

Here's a link to the Turkey Drop episode. How it remains online without copyright dispute?

Sweeps piece in L.A.- Is it the tease or the sleaze

KTLA doesn't want viewers to go "Ugly Betty" on them-- it's not a plug for the TV show!

I could go all over with a headline on this. Wax on- wax off? I'll stop now.

Can you file this under news you can use?
What's the viewer benefit?
Oh, that's right...it's Los Angeles. There is no shock factor.
You have to watch this...and they dog lick live shot seems to add insult to injury.
Do they teach this kind of coverage in j-school?
I'm wondering if this is the station's official salon and do the anchors at KTLA get this kind of styling as a perk?

Swimming with sharks

Amanda Conway, a Westminster College broadcast communications major, will give her capstone presentation "Swimming with Sharks" Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. in Old Main room 211. The event is free and open to the public.

Conway, a news reporter on Westminster Cable Network's The County Line, said, "People count on news reporters to keep them informed. Earning that viewer trust is a top priority to any reporter, especially one who is just starting out. In my presentation, I'll share the best ways-what to do and what not to do-to help a new reporter stand out from the crowd."

Following the presentation, the audience is invited to the WCN studio for the live broadcast of The County Line, the weekly news magazine that features stories from Mercer and Lawrence counties.

Conway served an internship with WSEE, the CBS-TV affiliate in Erie.

From VJ to Titantown Sports Anchor/Producer

Melissa Maines, a Westminster College broadcast communications major, will give her capstone presentation "Student by Day, VJ and Anchor by Night" Monday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in the hospitality room of Memorial Field House. The event is free and open to the public.

Maines, Westminster Cable Network's Titantown Sports anchor, said, "I will show examples of how I not only shot my own videos, but put them together and anchored them, as well. If you aren't a football fan, there are packages on Special Olympics; Wilmington High School coach and Westminster alumnus Christian Davoli; and a profile of New Castle Thunder coach Anthony Razzano, who suffered severe burns in an accident."

Maines served an internship in the sports department at WYTV 33, the ABC-TV affiliate in Youngstown, Ohio. D

The Medium is the Message- Hologram-style

CNN goes Star Wars/Star Trek...and the point of using a hologram in the coverage is what?

Documenting Election Day on Flip Video

I voted. I waited in a line for about 20 minutes. No big deal, right. We wait in longer lines to ride something at Disney World.

YouTube or blog your vote

Election 2008