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Chris Jennewein

Del Mar, California

I'm a print journalist turned online executive, with nearly 20 years experience ranging from primitive bulletin-board systems to online services to the Web and newspaper sites. I've built sites and services for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, San Jose Mercury News, Knight Ridder and Copley Newspapers.

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Back to basics with Flip Video

June 7, 2008
In architecture, less is more, and the same appears to be true for video news gathering. The simple Flip Video camcorder heralds a time when every journalist carries a video camera.

I bought a Flip Video camcorder for my wife for mother's day. At under $150, it was a bargain. But the primary motivation was having a camera she sould depend upon. Our simple DV camcorder took great video, but seemed to always need charging, or a new tape, and thus wasn't available at the spur of the moment.
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