NAB 2007: Dead Man Walking?

Nobody puts it better than GigOm’s Paul Kapustka, describing the Washington Post’s new online video feature:

A quick visit to Sunday’s Washington Sketch video from D.C. reporting vet Dana Milbank shows how powerful off-the-cuff video can be, pairing the rich (looks like HD) visual images with the deep background and snark of a beat reporter. You feel like you’re sitting in the back of the room with Milbank, listening to him rip apart the pomposity of official Washington in a way you just can’t do on the front page of the print edition.

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• Posted: April 5, 2007 | Filed: Channels | Permalink |

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