Television journalists and photojournalists are uploading their customary resume tapes to YouTube and sending out a short pitch and a link to get the attention of hiring managers. And it seems the managers like this much better than getting a physical tape. It turns out that it is much easier to share the work of the prospective hire with others around the station.
The same goes for B-Roll and VNRs for the public relations set. Let’s get with it folks, the DVD and tape are so 1990s!
Mike Daniels Resume Tape
By using technology in this way, you can then easily embed the video into your own website or blog without all the trouble of hosting. Check out how reporter Mike Daniels did just that.
And in case you aren’t tired of this yet, here are more resume tapes of reporters on YouTube and not so impressive, a list of Video News Releases on YouTube.
Via Lost Remote
