Beet.TV's Online Videojournalism Summit

Look at all these heavy-hitters who will be on the panel of Beet.TV's Online Video Journalism Summit, which will be streamed live on Feb. 1 (9-11:30 am ET).

The topic is "Exploring the digital transformation of video news reporting and distribution."

Moderaters:

Alex Weprin
Editor, TVNewser

Andy Plesser
Executive Producer, Beet.TV

Guest Speaker:

Chris Cillizza (pictured)
The Washington Post, "The Fix" blogger

Panelists:

Ann Derry - Editorial Director, Video and Television, The New York Times

Steven King - Editor of Video, The Washington Post

Mark Larkin - Vice President, CBSNews.com

Mark Lukasiewicz - Vice President, NBC News Specials and Digital Media, NBC News

Mosheh Oinounou - International Editor, Bloomberg Television

Kevin Roach - Vice President & Director of U.S. Broadcast News, The Associated Press

Anna Robertson - Director of Original Video and Social Media, Yahoo! News

Mike Stepanovich - Managing Editor, Reuters Insider

Mike Toppo - Senior Director for News Operations and Production, CNN.com

Jeff Whatcott - Senior Vice President, Brightcove

BoingBoing Cuts Back on Original Video

Oh, no! One of the better sites for original videojournalism has announced it's "dialed back significantly from producing original daily packages to presenting mostly other's videos."

In an interview with BeetTV.com (below), BoingBoing co-editor David Pescovitz says that the quirky tech/culture blog is slowing down original video production and focusing on curating videos from other Websites.

This is despite the fact that its own evergreen videos are finding an audience, even in off-site syndication on Virgin American airlines.

We're sorry to hear this, since, like the BoingBoing site itself, their videos are smart, quirky, and passionate. Here are a couple we showcased on KobreGuide to the Web's Best Videojournalism:

A Privileged Marriage: Elizabeth Holzer, who is Jewish, married Friedel Pschorr, a wealthy Aryan, which saved her life in Nazi Germany. Now 98, she reflects on their intense love story.

Mardi Gras 1956: Through My Father's Lens: Posthumously discovered photos of a long-ago holiday parade help an artist discover her dad's secret passion, and cherish his memory.



We understand that original video storytelling of this caliber is labor-intensive and requires a commitment of resources. Still, we hope that BoingBoing will continue to generate more high quality videojournalism.

Weekend Reading Recommendations

Recent thought-provoking reports and essays about videojournalism:

* How to achieve the new look in Video Journalism (Adam Westbrook)

* CineVJ – A New Paradigm In Story Telling (Solo VJ / Cliff Etzel)

* Video of Protests in Kyrgyzstan (New York Times)

* BBC Newsroom Chief on the Evolution of Web Video Reportage -- The Power of "Show and Tell" Reporting from Kyrgyzstan (Huffington Post / Beet TV)