Andre Malok, a video journalist at The Newark Star Ledger, took Michael and Lisa's VJ training bootcamp and is now an online VJ reporter. His work stands as an example that in depth reporting can be done through online video. Here, he looks into the mysterious sinking of the Lady Mary ship after it left the Port of Cape May on what was supposed to be just a routine scallop fishing trip...
The horrific tragedy of 9/11 stands as a moment when VJs informed and documented history for viewers around the world. No news station made that more possible than NY1 who had the greatest number of cameras out in the city. Observe some of that footage here.
The step of compressing files is a process for everyone sharing videos on their computer. This article written by Uwe Steinmueller gives a great breakdown of what compression does to your files, a necessary knowledge in understanding how the file content will change, and which formats are appropriate for certain uses.