Comments for The News Gets Social: Video Interview with an NBC Journalist and a Blogger

The News Gets Social: Video Interview with an NBC Journalist and a Blogger

2009-06-15T00:15:25Z

At a recent Social Media Club event in Richmond, Virginia, we caught up with local NBC television reporter Rachel DePompa and local political and news blogger John Sarvay.

The pair had just wrapped up a panel discussion on social media and the news. Although each provides coverage of overlapping spaces, they both had unique insights on gathering and reporting the news, as well as using social media to reach the public.

]]> We even tackled the tense subject of bloggers' legitimacy as reporters as well as mainstream journalists' struggle to correctly and profitably employ social media.

Special thanks to Christopher Munton for camera/audio/editing work.

Comment from Marshall Kirkpatrick on 2009-06-14

2009-06-15T00:58:50Z

Good interview. Re "bloggers will always need The Media to get the facts that the can have an opinion about" see 1. Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo and 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churnalism re one study that found up to 80% of *newspaper* content to be unoriginal churning of preproduced content. :)

Comment from Jorge Impellizzeri on 2009-06-14

2009-06-15T03:04:06Z

Beautiful interview.

Comment from Mark Pannell on 2009-06-14

2009-06-15T03:21:46Z

Wow! I can't believe how far you've come in your interviewing skills. It seems effortless for you now. Well done, Jolie! Very well done.

Comment from Jolie O'Dell on 2009-06-14

2009-06-15T03:24:00Z

Hi, Mark!

Thanks. =) These interviews in particular were tons of fun and super easy. It really is easier to be a better interviewer when I had a professional setup; I have to thank Chris Munton of www.mathclubinc.com for all his help and the use of equipment. All I had to do was sit in front of the camera for these!

Comment from Alex on 2009-06-14

2009-06-15T05:57:50Z

Oh ...Nice interview skills.

Comment from David Lee on 2009-06-15

2009-06-15T07:30:04Z

Interesting to note that John Sarvay was educated with a degree in journalism, but ended up as a blogger. According to News Cycle, over 10,000 layoffs have occurred in newspapers so far this year -- and it's only June. (Source: http://bit.ly/18FSxY)

Where will all of these newspaper professionals go? Like Ms. DePompa says, "Journalism will never die."

I think blogging is about to get an infusion roughly 10,000 bright professionals trained-and-educated-in-journalism.

Comment from Jonah on 2009-06-15

2009-06-15T11:03:36Z

Jolie, I really enjoyed this interview!
It's funny how as a former professional journalist myself, I can relate to both Rachel DePompa in that I've worked so long to try NOT to have an opinion and to remain objective that sometimes I have trouble with the commentary part of blogging.
I think Sarvay is unique in that he has such valuable commentary even though he has a background as an objective journalist. It takes a while and some work to unlearn that trick!

Comment from haber on 2009-06-15

2009-06-15T17:29:41Z

NBC is very good. :) and great video

Comment from haberler on 2009-06-17

2009-06-17T15:08:32Z

NBC is very good. :) and great video

Comment from دردشة on 2009-07-03

2009-07-03T13:45:21Z

Wow I can't believe how far you've come in your interviewing skills. It seems effortless for you now. Well done, Jolie! Very well done

Comment from sukabumi on 2009-08-23

2009-08-24T03:19:34Z

It seems effortless for you now. Well done,nice share...thank you
Stop Dreaming Start Action | Rusli Zainal Sang Visioner | kenali dan kunjungi objek wisata di pandeglang | lowongan kerja