Twittering the *production* of live TV... the fascinating intersection of new and old media (Newmediajim and the Today show)

This morning on Twitter I was just struck by the fascinating intersection of new and old media. Jim Long, aka "newmediajim", is a cameraman for NBC based in Washington, DC, who twitters what he is doing and takes us along on often fascinating trips behind the curtains of production of NBC programs and footage. Being in DC, he is often shooting interviews/footage of various political figures and now and then he takes us along virtually as he travels to places like, oh, Iraq! (as part of the camera pool)

Anyway, this morning Jim was twittering about doing live shots of Tom Costello for the Today Show. As you can see in the screenshot I've included here (click on it for a larger version), Steve Lubetkin, meanwhile, was watching the Today show and at one point asked Jim a question about what he was seeing in realtime. Now, Jim didn't immediately reply (I mean, come on, the man does have to be doing his job!) and for all I know may not even follow Steve, but I thought it was an interesting sign of what could be happening through media such as Twitter. It was even more entertaining later to see Jim's tweet about his shadow being on Tom's coat.

Jim is telling us a story in small 140-character or less bites... and here we do have the opportunity to weave our own comments into that story.

Fascinating space we're in right now...

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Comments

[Steve Lubetkin]

Hi, Dan. NewMediaJim does indeed follow me, although as you quite rightly point out, he does have a job to do and doesn't respond instantaneously. However, Jim is extremely generous with his time, counsel, and expertise, and frequently responds to questions during his production day. My encounters with Jim have solidified my appreciation for Twitter as a useful tool for the busyness of new media.

Thanks for the mention!