Show notes
Into what? Fellow broadcast nerd Freeze Badger and journalism junkie Jesse join Paradox to discuss how mass media is transforming in the midst of COVID-19.
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Topics Discussed:
- Everyone’s home
- Television without makeup artists
- The feeling of journalism in transition
- Presenting from high up vs a personal level
- Crappy quality is okay in context
- Skype is allowed to sound bad
- Zoom has horrifying privacy concerns
- Why you can’t just do satellite feeds
- Practicality of various video link technologies
- How are editors handling this?
- How is the control room & crew handling this?
- How are local broadcasters handling this?
- Things will change, but not too much
- The old “YouTube & digital media isn’t the same as real TV & Hollywood” argument needs to die
- Content matters more than quality

