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Adam Ellick - Journalist

Posted on December 15th, 2011 Written on michael's blog

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Adam Ellick

Two years ago we gave our $15,000 Concentra Prize for Video Journalism to Adam Ellick

Adam is a VJ for The New York Times.

Even to this day, a lot of people denigrate the idea of a Videojournalist - not really a 'journalist' - more like a kid with a camera.

This morning, I read about Adam Ellick in The New York Times.

The Times video journalist with me, Adam B. Ellick, stood his ground to record the scene. Policemen ran at him and — as Ellick shouted that he was an American journalist — one officer roughed him up and clubbed the camera, breaking part of it. If that’s what they do to a Western journalist, you can imagine what would happen if they were to catch a kid with a rock.

Then the police pulled Ellick to a police car and stuffed him inside. He telephoned me, so I staggered through the tear gas to see if I could extricate him.

So much for my persuasive powers: The police promptly detained me as well. They wedged me in the back seat of a different police car but treated me courteously. The detention turned out to be a fascinating “embed,” because the police freely shared their venomous hatred of the protesters and their delusional view that they are all paid by Iran.

So much for the idea that VJs are not 'journalists'.

Also, so much for the idea that you need to send a 'crew' to cover 'real' news stories.

So Bravo Adam Ellick.

Keep up the good work.

Tags : Adam Ellick , NY Times , Kristoff

Category : Video Journalists