MetroFocus Education Innovation

It's been a while since I posted anything that I've done, but despite that I've been pretty busy. Just as an update on things, I left NJ Today in February (though I've been back several times to help when they need it, which is a pleasure because everyone there is always so much fun to work with) to work on a documentary that didn't fully happen and I believe is still trying to work itself through some financial issues. Since then I've been hired as a freelance producer/editor for MetroFocus (that happened at the start of of last month) and I've been working on that since. Below you can see our first episode on education innovation, which aired last week.

Watch MetroFocus: "Education Innovation" Full Episode on PBS. See more from MetroFocus.

Journalism 101 AKA: Why You Should Always Check Your Sources

On Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 1:26 PM, NJ.Com (the online home for several printed newspaper outlets such as "The Star Ledger", "Today's Sunbeam", and "Cranford Chronicle," to name a few, posted a story stating "Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. and John Burzichelli on Wednesday called for the overhaul of NJTV in light of what they say is the public broadcasting station’s latest failure to provide New Jersey residents with important coverage of state news.".

(A screen shot of the article can be seen below -- and clicking it will bring you to the actual page)

Now, this report, quoting sources such as NJ Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan and NJ Assemblyman John Burzichelli, would not be so embarrassing if it had bothered going through the effort of getting a statement from the Public Broadcasting Station. Though, if they had done that, they may have discovered just how wrong Assemblymen Patrick Diegnan and John Burzichelli were.

Here are some clips from NJTV's live broadcast of NJ Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce's memorial service:

Watch Governor Christie Eulogizes Assemblyman Alex DeCroce on PBS. See more from WNJT.

Watch Politicians React to Alex DeCroce's Death on PBS. See more from WNJT.

The full broadcast to come as it becomes available online.

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Edit Jan. 12, 2012
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Here's the full broadcast version. Video starts at about 27 seconds in.

Watch NJToday Special Report: Governor Christie Eulogizes Alex DeCroce on PBS. See more from WNJT.