Comments on: Radio for YouTube?

By: John Tynan

John Tynan — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:54:20 +0000

Oh, I see now! Yes, this is what I was talking about. Very cool:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2007/05/dont_stand_so_close_to_me.html

Do these videos get onto the radio in any way, or do they go straight to the web?

By: admin

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:51:14 +0000

And just the idea that you are considering how to incorporate video from listeners… now that I’m looking forward to

By: admin

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:49:47 +0000

Thanks Andy! I checked out the first Bryant Park videos. These guys seem earnest enough. I’ll be sure to check back with them again soon.

Good luck with the shift in thinking about what it takes to make a radio story.

Part of my contention is that the visual aspect of this (in addition to adding slides of text in the editing software) could be done completely with photos, with a camera. While photography is just as much an art as producing for radio or shooting video, I wonder if taking photographs might not pose as much of a burden on reporters. Still, it’s a change…

By: andy carvin

andy carvin — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:25:45 +0000

Well, at least I’m listening. There are a lot of folks here at NPR who have serious video aspirations, similar to what you’re talking about. The guys behind the new morning show in development, the Bryant Park Project, wasted no time in going out and getting a JVC Everio camera so they could start video blogging. It’s a start, and hopefully just a hint of what’s to come.

One challenge, though, is thinking about the appropriateness of getting camcorders into the hands of reporters. Some argue that every person in the field should have a camcorder; others worry that it could be distracting from their radio duties. And let’s not discount the amazing video I know our listeners produce for their own interest and enjoyment. There’s a lot of creativity out there that I hope we’ll be able to tap in to as we ramp up our infrastructure to take in and manage video.