Canon 80D Los Angeles,CA —I just got a new vlogging DSLR camera.  I already had a decent news gathering video camera, a couple GoPro cameras, an iPhone and four drones.   I actually have a working video and photography studio in my home. Needless to say, I also have a video editing suite and can post whatever I please on Social media sites.  However now, I really do have all need to regularly produce a very watchable vlog.   I’m still learning new things every day.  The largest vlogging obstacle is a lack of subject material.  I finally made the realization that the best vloggers can make a story out of a trip to the dentist or even the grocery store watchable and interesting!  It’s time for me to learn how to be an enterprising vlogger.  I must go out and find my stories and share them.   I do have a huge TV news background working on such stories as The Oklahoma Bombing and Ted Kaczynski , the long sought UNIBOM, serial ...

Los Angeles, CA-- Do you have a cause, perhaps a beef with your government, school, employer, homeowners association or even the news media?  Do you have something you need to promote or sell?  You can unleash that beast in your smartphone and get results!  If your voice is not being heard you’ve apparently found yourself helpless in calling attention to your situation.  Don’t expect others to speak up for you, but now you can speak up for yourself through technology. Yes, you can tell your story to the masses on your own terms.  It’s far easier than you may think.   Your smartphone has a powerful video camera and video editing system.  You just must be able to tell a coherent and compelling story.  You use that smartphone to shoot, write, edit and create your story just as any seasoned TV journalist or vlogger would. You simply sign up for a free Youtube account.  An important part is creating the tags or search words that...

Manhattan Beach, CA —I met with my favorite Media Guru, Michael Rosenblum  yesterday.     He’s a long time TV producer and founder of TheVJ.com .   Michael is giving 30 rookie Video Journalists their hands on training to cover news for Spectrum’s SOCAL-1 , 24/7 news startup.     I suspect there’s no doubt that this offering will shake up the L.A. news market in a big way.    Gone at SOCAL News1 are the news crews and the obscenely expensive TV gear.  The news stories will either work or fail through the individual efforts of these hand picked youngsters.  These lucky VJ’s will be seen by all manner of agents, producers and TV network decision makers. Those talented ones, that shine will have unlimited opportunities.   Spectrum has already done the same thing in NYC and this concept is spreading over the nation. Traditional TV new is in a death spiral over their insane fear of making the slightest ...

That’s a sad but realistic view of our society that tolerates ignorance despite our taxpayer funded public education.   Our massive immigration invitation to the worlds poor and illiterate combined with acceptance of their refusal to learn how to read and write has become a major crisis. Too many of our own children, particularly Blacks and Hispanics are allowed to reject the tools needed to escape a lifetime of financial dependency.   Our illiterates are doomed to only receive communication rather than creating and influencing their world.   The future is in clearly creating watchable video.  Government, businesses, news providers and entertainers must cater to our illiterate society.  Of course video communication is now superior to any other form.  Being able to create exceptional video will be the ultimate influencing skill.   We must equip our children with the tools and resources so they are not allowed to fail. The best ca...