Poynter's Al Tompkins writes about the "bonded cellular" technology Houston TV staffs are using to go live from anywhere. Instead of those big live trucks, many TV photographers now carry around a little box that uses wireless phone signals to transmit video back to the station.
The point of the article is now any TV station staffer can be a reporter. I imagine it is giving TV photographers everywhere hope for the future in a world of MMJs (multi-media journalists who both shoot the video and edit all by themselves).
In the story, I learned that one of the nicest guys in the business, KTRK abc13 sports producer Joe Gleason, had his house flooded early on in the Harvey assault on Houston:
The live connections paid off for KTRK sports producer and photographer Joe Gleason. His home is surrounded by the flooded Buffalo Bayou, and water washed into his living room and kept rising.
Rescuers didn't hear his cries for help. So, he did what any thinking journalist would do — he fired up his TV camera and remote transmitter attachment for a live report on Channel 13. Within an hour of the live TV report, rescue crews were at his door to get him and his family out. READ MORE
Unfortunately he is just one of many storm victims. I see many more everyday on my Facebook feed and on TV.
God bless you all.
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