A discussion/self-help/twelve-step group for recovering newspaper photojournalists working with video. This is aimed toward newspaper staff shooters who are expanding their repertoire to include multimedia. Video, audio and slide shows are fair game. It's all about content.

Discuss the changing landscape in the newsroom, including staffing issues, workflow, and politics; discuss technical aspects of presenting video on the web; discuss compression, codecs and transmitting video; HDV, SD, AIC, MOV, AVI, STD's; Sony/Canon/Panasonic cameras; omni, cardioid, shotgun, bazooka, it doesn't matter: share stories and triumphs....

This ain't TV!

Please state your real name and your paper when you apply for membership.