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Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Al Gore's new cable network hiring vloggers and untrained, would-be digital reporters

INdTV, the media company founded by ~~President~~ former Vice President Al Gore and entrepreneur Joel Hyatt, is hiring talent. It looks like they're specifically trying to recruit "young adults" with or without any experience -- but with an affinity for low-budget digital production, and a desire to learn. Video-bloggers or would-be correspondents comfortable with the idea of indie soup-to-nuts newsmaking will write, shoot, and edit their own segments.

Last May we acquired an existing television network that is currently available in almost 20 million U.S. homes. In 2005, we will debut a new network, a network featuring programming created by and for young adults INdTV is seeking emerging creative, journalistic, and production talent to join the network as Digital Correspondents (DCs). DCs will think, write, shoot, edit and potentially appear on-air. They will work in a fast-paced, competitive environment, alone and in teams, out in the field and traveling the world. They will work with some of the best programmers, producers and editors in the business. And some of the content they produce will become a part of our network programming.

Conceptually, it's interesting stuff -- indie blog culture merging with big media. But as Dan Gillmor astutely points out, the network's plans to hire "young adults" with little or no pro journalism experience also "sounds like a great way to save on wages and health insurance." Link.

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