Newspaper photog use...

Tweet Working where I do allows me some great opportunities. The coolest one is working next to supremely talented people who will try anything in the name of getting and presenting the news. It’s what that in mind that I post the...

Streaming mobile vid...

Tweet What’s the point of having one of these awesome smartphones if we’re not going to tap into everything they can do to help our coverage? Streaming mobile video is easily one of those things that we need to do more of while...

Covering an immigrat...

Tweet Arizona has become a rallying point in the immigration debate. That means news. Do not be afraid of the news. It’s here to help. But my new job at the paper has me away from this particular news story. So I decided to go check...

EVO vs. Droid X vs. ...

Tweet One of the most useful things a reporter in the field can do is take pictures. Ideally, that reporter would also be able to take video. But let’s not get too carried away here. Photos, though, add a much needed depth to news...

Finding sources with...

Tweet Social media rules the world, right? We all have profiles and accounts. We all check in from Starbucks, Taco Bell and the local strip club. But as interesting as those services are, using them for the job has been a sort of...

Editing HD video with your phone Jul11

Editing HD video wit...

Tweet I’m not going to lie. You will need an iPhone 4 and the iMovie app to do any of this. But it’s pretty freaking cool if you can pull it off. The example uses kittens and a dog. You can use news sources and imagination to...