DISQUS

Len · 2 years ago

You should apply, Jim! Your tech skills are of course excellent, but more than that, your curiosity, insight and empathy make you someone I'd love to hear from on the campaign trail. Another vlogger I admire who would be great is Josh Leo at JoshLeo.com , who has a similarly fresh take on life and pretty good video skills. He looks younger than you and I, maybe still in his 20s. I'd love to take a whack at this myself, but would run into serious opposition from the home front.

vaspers the grate aka steven e · 2 years ago

Took me this long to discover your blog, after following your Twitter messages for months, and speaking with you on the telephone!

You truly merit the Most Valuable Player in the Online Journalism realm, pardner. Keep shooting straight and from the hip. Love it.

http://twitter.com/vaspers

Bill Cammack · 2 years ago

Sup Jim? :D

I need to roll with Hillary. Thanks. :D

ReelSolid.TV: "When Hillary Is President"

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billcammack

steve garfield · 2 years ago

Thanks for the mention.

I like how Steve Capus says, "There is nothing like being there, up close and personal, when it comes to covering a presidential election."

I'd love to have the campaigns realize this too and start putting out more personal videos from the candidates. of course I care about where they stand on the issues, but I'd also like to learn more about them as people.

What are they really like when they aren't giving soundbites? How do they manage? are they micro managers or delegators.

i'm really interested to see what comes of this...
Thanks,
--Steve

John · 2 years ago

You do realize there's already at least one candidate doing all of this? Dodd has had a travelling blogger/videoblogger for a couple of months now and they've been doing no net live stream q&a's as well. You want to see what cutting edge video from a campaign is like, I'd check out theirs. There's also a bunch of behind the scenes stuff on their youtube page. I got hooked when they did a behind the scenes of the Daily Show.

Connie Reece · 2 years ago

Gotta know .... who took that top photo? Love it!

vergenewmedia · 2 years ago

Len, I too would run into a lot of oppostion on the home front from both of my gals! Besides I've got other irons in the fire. Josh Leo looks like a goog man for the job.

Vaspers, I humbly accept the MVP award!

Bill, thank you for sending the link to that video!

Steve, you are, and have been a driving force in all of this cutting edge video stuff. Keep it up!

John, if you're going to promote the boss's website could ya add a link??? ;-)

Connie, that picture was taken in the newsroom by none other than @stalemac!

amani channel · 2 years ago

Thanks for the love Jim. I think we're all part of something much bigger than we realize right now. I believe that more professionals are going to begin to experiment with new media. I'm sure you're aware of www.StoryBridge.tv. I'd argue that there is no new or old media... We're all media (it's almost cliche). I'm very interested to see how the industry adapts to rebels like myself. By the way, if you haven't watched this video yet, check it out. You said some really insightful things. http://blip.tv/file/247884

PEACE!

Oreo · 2 years ago

Jim, I think you're right in saying they'd laugh at what you'd be asking for in salary. Of course you'd be charging them by the hour, since they are looking for all access, all the time, and that hourly rate should be high for someone with this skillset. I haven't had to deal with a network level production schedule, but I can imagine these reporters being pulled on from every direction at once.

Grayson · 2 years ago

Wish that "rapier sharp wit" also provided the energy and the time necessary to be one of these campaign trail VJ monkeys. How I'd love it so, but "at my age" (title of new Nick Lowe LP!) that kinda stuff would kick my middle-aged ass. That's a young person's game. Still, if they had kinda this "boutique coverage" thing, whereby aging but seasoned techno-minded gals like me could get sent out for just "special features" then I'd be that reporter gal. I'm sure we could all work out a nice by-the-package rate!

Angela Grant · 2 years ago

Jim,

The job description that you linked to doesn't include any mention of the video duties, and video isn't even listed in the required skill set for the position. I see that the article you linked to mentions all of it, but why didn't they write it in the job description? Are you sure that it is the right one?

Jim Long · 2 years ago

Hi Angela! It is odd that the job description doesn't mention the video duties. Both the NBC press release link and the National Journal job description link were included in an email describing these embedded reporter jobs. The political director of NBC has read this blog post, and has not told me otherwise. There are, as the NBC press release states, video duties involved.

shelbinator · 2 years ago

I'm going to be embedded with the Biden camp in Charleston for a couple days -- we'll see if I can get anything "genuine." Are you going to be at the debate? I'm hoping to Ustream (or some other tool, depending) as much of the spin room activity as possible. If you're there I hope you'll pop by the webcam!

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