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Hey kids, what do serial killers and TV news photogs have in common? Their wardrobe, of course! That and their habit of driving around with ‘kits’ in the trunk. You know, the kind of thing everyone keeps handy: bleach, jumpsuits, a few tarps. Hey…
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Hey kids, what do serial killers and TV news photogs have in common? Their wardrobe, of course! That and their habit of driving around with ‘kits’ in the trunk. You know, the kind of thing everyone keeps handy: bleach, jumpsuits, a few tarps. Hey…
Read More →“Biography of a Bookie Joint”
Some work of photogs whose names were once well known decades ago. In this example, former newsreel photographers Marty Barnett and Charlie Mack appear in the credits. In 1961, CBS aired a special report called Biography of a Bookie Joint. The culmination of eight months of filming, it was the first investigative story to appear […]
Read More →Multimedia means more reach, more money
It’s something we’ve been saying at Advancing the Story for a long time — multimedia allows you to tell more people more of your story. Now, Nielsen research finds that it might help TV stations make more money. Nielsen tracked total audience — both on air and online — for the ABC affiliates in Seattle […]
New Years Resolutions
Okay, so maybe I am a little late in getting around to committing for 2012. It’s my understanding that resolutions are for people who want to improve in some way.That usually relates to getting rid of bad habits. Sure, I got tons of bad habits. …
Read More →New Years Resolutions
Okay, so maybe I am a little late in getting around to committing for 2012. It’s my understanding that resolutions are for people who want to improve in some way.That usually relates to getting rid of bad habits. Sure, I got tons of bad habits. …
Read More →Find stories off the beaten path
In December of 1933, Ray “Swede” Fernstrom of Paramount News wrote an article exalting his fellow news cameramen to go off the beaten path and find interesting subjects for their stories rather than turn the same dull stories day in and day out that look identical to the other newsreels. As well to try something […]
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