Archive for 2008
Center for Public Integrity Praises The UpTake
The Center for Public Integrity, a non-partisan non-profit organization committed to “transparent and comprehensive reporting in both the United States and around the world,” has put The UpTake in its…
read morePress Release – 12/30/08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATEMENT BY THE UPTAKE Video news site clarifies MN GOP Chair’s statements ST PAUL [12/30/08] – Earlier today Ron Carey, Chair of the Minnesota GOP, called The…
read moreWe Are The Media (Pool)
NEWS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Aiken (651) 297-8919 STATE CANVASSING BOARD MEETS TUESDAY -Office provides live feed of board meeting to media outlets WHAT: The State Canvassing Board’s convenes…
read moreThe UpTake’s New Media Space @ the RNC
Independent Journalists, New Media Gurus, Bloggers, Alternative Media Outlets… Are you looking for a place to work during the Republican National Convention? Space is limited and will fill up quickly.…
read moreTeaching The Legacy Media New Tricks
I had a feeling of Deja Vu watching KARE-11, the Minneapolis NBC affiliate try using the Mogulus live streaming service today. The live camera was coming from Eric Perkins, their…
read moreMeet Rep. Bachmann’s Republican Primary Challenger
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Happy Birthday to The UpTake
There are a several dates we can point to for the birth of The UpTake. We first met to discuss doing this in early 2007. July 2007 is the month…
read moreRemoving barriers to video for citizen journalists
Over the next few days I’m focusing on ways we can make this whole video coverage thing easier to do. The biggest barrier facing anyone wanting to do video citizen…
read moreCity Pages: The UpTake Is Best
City Pages is recognizing what you’ve known for some time. In its annual best of the Twin Cities issue, City Pages named The UpTake as the Best Citizen Based Media…
read moreCitizen Journalism Tools: 3 Most Common Errors When Shooting Video (And How To Avoid Them)
Cross posted from the TimeScape Media Forums Automatic video cameras are great. But they’re not as smart as they should be. Otherwise they’d yell at you if you were shooting…
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