The News Show Vlog Turns Viewers into Producers
Video blogging is becoming a standard tool for both news
creation and viewer interaction, even vlog viewers are coming up
with their own ideas for online news videos.
CMP Media's The News Show, a daily video news blog on the TechWeb Network covering the
technology industry, are not only encouraging audience members
to come up with creative video news ideas but they are also
giving viewers the means to do so.
The News Show is
awarding 10 of the best viewer contributed story ideas for The
News Show with webcams and the opportunity to submit their
videos to the online news program. The top 10 winners include
contestants from India, Canada and through out The United
States.
"We want The News Show to be as interactive as
possible and the submitted audience story ideas are a way for us
to enable our viewers to show their creative side by offering
them the opportunity to bring their innovative ideas to life,"
says John Soat, InformationWeek Editor and Webcast Anchor for
CMP Media's TechWeb Network. "The webcam contest is a testament
to our unwavering commitment to accelerate viewer participation
and explore new ways to bring us closer to our audience."
The webcam contest launched in September and appeared
across the TechWeb Network sites, which include InformationWeek , Network Computing
and TechWeb. Over 400
entrants from across the globe participated in the contest by
submitting a short description of a new idea for a creative
video segment for The News Show. The show's staff awarded ideas
that were both visually oriented and involved the IT industry in
fun and creative ways.
Each winner will receive a
Logitech Webcam, which are the same cameras that The News Show
correspondents use to produce on-the-road interviews. Winners
are encouraged to consider generating video segments around
their idea for The News Show.
CMP Media's TechWeb
launched The News Show this past summer and due to its success
has plans to embark on more video blogs in 2006. The News Show
appears daily at noon (ET) on the home pages of InformationWeek,
Network Computing, TechWeb and the The News Show's main page at
www.TheNewsShow.tv.