Adam Westbrook

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i’ve got a blog

i’ve got an old blog

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  1. rosenblumtv said, on February 23, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    HI Adam
    Very interesting stuff.
    Would you be up for working on a training program for VJs in the UK
    Lemme know
    Rosenblum

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    • Bob Bernet said, on July 17, 2009 at 4:15 am

      Adam -
      Your blog is very compelling and I could spend hours on it – and I’m sure I will since I only came across it a few days ago. I just viewed your “Blood and Treasure” segment and was impressed with the b-roll, the interviews and the close-ups you used. The narration gets directly to the point and the viewer is left with enough information to construct a pop test with.

      What editing program do you use? And what program did you use to create the open with?

      I mentioned to you last week that I teach Broadcast Journalism to high school students in Dallas, Texas. I was a video producer for twenty years before becoming a teacher, but mainly produced commercials and continuing ed programming. This fall, I am going to show the students your online work. I have a feeling that you are at the tip of the iceberg of this genre of news gathering.

      I admire your work. All the best to you.

      Bob Bernet

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  2. Mark Rock said, on March 16, 2009 at 10:41 am

    Hey Adam

    Have a look at our fresh off the presses audio platform, Audioboo – http://audioboo.fm. Designed for the easy creation of audio complete with geotagging, photos etc… At the moment only works on iPhone but we’ll be extending it out to other devices soon.

    M

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  3. Mark Chilvers said, on March 16, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    I am trying to do a map mashup with photo and audio pop up from a google map pin. Can’t work it out, can you help or point me somewhere with a ‘how to…’? Cheers. Mark

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  4. Benjamin Chesterton said, on April 7, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Adam this is a terrific blog … will link post about this site and link to on duckrabbit

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  5. Chorche said, on April 13, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    Hi, Adam. I have seen the post about tools on journalism. I have thought of translating it to spanish and/or aragonese. I haven’t seen the kind of licence you have on your site. Is it possible doing translatiion?

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  6. David Heathfield said, on May 12, 2009 at 6:33 am

    Hi Adam,

    It’s been a long time since I looked at your blog and it’s good to see that you’re getting on so well since I last saw you. If you don’t remember I was a journalism student at Westminster Uni when you were at City, we met up at the Frontline on one occasion when David Dunkley was speaking there.

    I enjoyed reading lots of your posts especially those about the challenges of balancing all the kit you had in Iraq. It’s a problem I’ve got quite used to over the last year working as a VJ in Afghanistan for NATO.

    All the best and keep up the blogging!

    David

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  7. duckrabbit said, on May 15, 2009 at 10:03 am

    Adam, what email are you on?

    Can you send it to me benjamin

    THANKS

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  8. Katrina Gutierrez said, on June 21, 2009 at 2:55 am

    Hi,

    Great stuff… truth be told, I just kind of happened upon your blog. I just graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Electronic News, which is exactly what your doing.

    Any advice on how I can work abroad like yourself? That would be my dream job :) .

    kat

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  9. Rodney Dekker said, on July 8, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    Hi Adam,

    Re: What should I charge for multimedia story telling? I’m about to start producing multimedia stories for clients in Australia. I’m intending to have NGO, government and commercial clients, but I have no idea what to quote. I want to make sure I charge at the current market value and not undercut so that i maintain the perceived value of our work. Can you advise please? Cheers Rodney

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  10. Jessi Stafford said, on July 9, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    Adam,

    I just came across your blog and really enjoyed your post “I studied print journalism. Now what?” As a recent J-school grad it gives me hope for the future because there are people out there who care. It’s going to take a lot of innovation and creativity to reinvent the industry but those who are passionate will succeed. Journalism isn’t dead; the mediums consumers seek are evolving. It’s scary as hell out there but as long as there is information to be reported on and there are people who thrive on storytelling, there will be a future.

    Currently I work for an Internet start-up called Newsy.com, which is partnered with the University of Missouri’s Journalism School in order to provide students with an opportunity to work in a dynamic news environment and get hands on experience.

    At Newsy, students and mentors create videos that analyze and synthesize news coverage of important global issues from multiple sources. The method of presenting the way in which international media outlets are covering a story lends itself well to understanding the complexities of political issues, among many other topics. I think Newsy’s unique approach would appeal to you.

    Newsy posted a video about the recent additions of Al Franken and Kal Penn to Washington. Would you be interested in covering Newsy or embedding one of our videos in a future post? As always, any feedback would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Jessi Stafford
    Community at Newsy.com
    http://www.newsy.com
    W: 573.442.4557

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  11. #FollowJourn – @adamwestbrook/multimedia journalist | Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog said, on July 10, 2009 at 8:12 am

    [...] Contact? You can leave a comment for him on his blog at this link. [...]

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  12. #FollowJourn – @adamwestbrook/multimedia journalist | DAILYMAIL said, on July 11, 2009 at 6:07 am

    [...] Contact? You can leave a comment for him on his blog at this link. [...]

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  13. Bob Bernet said, on July 17, 2009 at 4:16 am

    Adam -
    Your blog is very compelling and I could spend hours on it – and I’m sure I will since I only came across it a few days ago. I just viewed your “Blood and Treasure” segment and was impressed with the b-roll, the interviews and the close-ups you used. The narration gets directly to the point and the viewer is left with enough information to construct a pop test with.

    What editing program do you use? And what program did you use to create the open with?

    I mentioned to you last week that I teach Broadcast Journalism to high school students in Dallas, Texas. I was a video producer for twenty years before becoming a teacher, but mainly produced commercials and continuing ed programming. This fall, I am going to show the students your online work. I have a feeling that you are at the tip of the iceberg of this genre of news gathering.

    I admire your work. All the best to you.

    Bob Bernet

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  14. Graeme W Carlisle said, on July 23, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    Mr Westbrook
    Hi i was notified of you by a Financial advisor called Malcolm he emailed you notifying you that i was going to get in touch. I had heard your name through Viking Fm as i am from the Hull area but did not realise the extent of your work untill looking on this website and it is very impressive. I am hoping to get into a journalism course in university (pending A level results) and I was just wondering if you have any general advise for someone looking into journalism as a career for the future.
    Any comments would be im sure most beneficial and also much appreciated.
    Thankyou
    Graeme W Carlisle

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  15. Thomas said, on August 19, 2009 at 9:39 am

    Hi Adam,

    please consider to help a photojournalist to save his family. Have a look here and spread the word: http://savestevesfamily.blogspot.com/

    All the best,
    Tom

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  16. 16sd said, on August 21, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Hi Adam

    You have a lot of useful and insightful things to say. Keep up the good work.

    I am an aspriing journalist and contributor to my local paper.

    Check out my website: samsondada.com/articles.

    Regards

    Samson

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  17. Steve Harrison said, on September 24, 2009 at 11:54 am

    Hi Adam,

    Re the question of why newspapers don’t use high-quality versions of photos on their websites – the paper where I used to work wouldn’t allow us (the new media dept) to do this, as it was feared that it would damage Photo Sales because users would simply download and print off copies. This was a lucrative sideline, so the powers-that-be were keen to protect revenues. We did experiment with providing higher quality versions online which were watermarked, but even here the commercial team wanted the watermark so prominent that it ruined the photo!

    Steve

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  18. Paul Treacy said, on October 6, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    Adam. I too am wondering what’s next for journalism. I’m only recently returned to both London and photography and since you too are now here in the great metropolis, perhaps we should meet for a few jars and ponder the future. I’m starting to think collectives, partnerships, teamwork and the like. What say you? A gathering perhaps?
    Best,
    Paul Treacy
    photo@paultreacy.com
    http://paultreacy.com
    http://photohumourist.blogspot.com

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  19. Bea Yates said, on October 15, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    Hi Adam,

    I am a photographer based in London looking to work with a writer on a couple of photo projects that I have in mind.

    Let me know if this is something that you may be interested in.

    Best,

    Bea.

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  20. alrik said, on October 30, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    Hey Adam,

    I just checked your 6×6, good stuff! We are developing tools to help make this online self publishing and self promotion easier. Check http://www.viewbook.com/overview/

    Perhaps we can do something together…

    Cheers,
    Alrik

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  21. Diana Mitsu Klos said, on October 30, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    Hi, Adam:

    Just wanted you to know that we plan to utilize your 6×6 report here. Is there a color photo of you available that you can point me to?

    Thanks and best regards,
    Diana

    P.S. See our teen multimedia news hosting site at: http://my.hsj.org/
    We’re happy to host teen sites from outside the U.S. as well, for free.

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  22. Michael Ellis said, on November 5, 2009 at 3:01 am

    Dear Adam,

    I’d like to discuss syndicating your content on LexisNexis, Cengage Gale, and other major online libraries.

    The company I work for, Newstex, is the only aggregator and syndicator of full-text blogs and videos to the academic, financial, business, and government enterprise markets. Our clients operate closed subscription-based services, and we do not compete with your open website.

    Please contact me to discuss further.

    Thanks,

    Michael Ellis
    Manager, Content Syndication
    Newstex LLC

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