Behold, the worst video I’ve taken
August 9, 2016 by Mike Casazza
Apologies to CC Team — and a tip of the hat to Josh24601 — but this is the worst video I’ve taken. I got to the news conference early. I set up my GorillaPod on the back of a cushioned seat. I prepared to work.
(Aside: I’m perpetually conflicted about the news conference video during the regular season. I know a half-hour is a lot to devote. And understand I used to dislike posting it at all, because you’re getting quotes on Tuesday that I use throughout the week, including within a for-Wednesday story based off what he said in the news conference. The print product still matters. But I reconciled all of that that. I saw the numbers. It’s highly consumed, and what I hear from people is they play it in the background while they do something else, namely work, or they listen to it on a commute. If you’re going to get it somewhere, why not here? Why not spike the average visit length, which is a metric that matters if you ever want to sell ad space. Also, I did chop up the new conferences before, and the reaction was swift and sour.)
Then, not long into Dana Holgorsen’s news conference, I looked over to the Flip camera and noticed Holgorsen was all akimbo on the viewfinder. Uhoh.
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