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Subject: RE: [Leica] DEADLINE I*AQ -answering Jerry
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:23:41 -0500

No, Jerry - You initially made a quite general statement, to which Sonny
responded...And then all of a sudden, you responded to him as "Sonny
boy," which, I would think, anyone over the age of three might tend to
find a bit insulting.... 

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry
Lehrer
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:45 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] DEADLINE I*AQ -answering Jerry


BD

WTF have I ever said anything about other than several stations here?

I know nowt about how stations work in other areas.

You are the one making heated and vicious generalizations.  I am
specific.

If you feel insulted, then I have failed to communicate with you.

Fortunately thru most of my life I have interacted with perceptive
engineering types who have a low temper threshold.  You arty types are
as sensitive as heated nitroglycerine.  Cool it.

Jerry


"B. D. Colen" wrote:

> Well if you have seen a few instances of it in one tv market, Jerry, 
> then that MUST justify making a blanket statement about all 
> videographers... ;-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry 
> Lehrer
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:58 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] DEADLINE I*AQ -answering Jerry
>
> Sonny
>
> A true PJ supplies the story as well as the photos.  This is NOT the 
> case with several San Diego TV stations.  And I have seen the case 
> very close up.
>
> Jerry
>
> Sonny Carter wrote:
>
> > Jerry,
> >
> > Do not call me Sonny boy. I am polite to you, I expect the same from

> > you.
> >
> > I don't believe you have seen the work close up. I believe you are 
> > incorrect about the situation there.
> >
> > Sonny
> >
> > Monday, November 24, 2003, 7:43:26 PM, you wrote:
> >
> > JL> Sonny
> >
> > JL> No, sonny-boy, I have seen how they work here in San Diego. The 
> > JL> TV
>
> > JL> cameraman just aims the camera where he/ she is told to.
> >
> > JL> Your contention may very well be true in other areas.  Please 
> > JL> notice that I said that TV stations HERE, do that.  Other places

> > JL> do have true PJs.  You, very well, may be one of them.
> >
> > JL> Jerry
> >
> > JL> Sonny Carter wrote:
> >
> > >> Monday, November 24, 2003, 5:15:55 PM, you wrote:
> > >>
> > >> JL>  Sonny
> > >>
> > >> JL> Some TV stations here have the nerve to call the camera 
> > >> JL> holders
>
> > >> JL> "Photo Journalists"!  All they do is point the camera where 
> > >> JL> the
>
> > >> JL> reporter or director tells them to!
> > >>
> > >> JL> Jerry
> > >>
> > >> Jerry,
> > >>
> > >> I like to think you are wrong about that.  If you have that 
> > >> attitude, you denigrate some really fine journalists who happen 
> > >> to be photographers rather than reporters.
> > >>
> > >> Many times, the photographer is the one to get the story, a 
> > >> producer writes it and an anchor reads it.
> > >>
> > >> That said, in many many markets there is no team, just the 
> > >> reporter/cameraman (one person) out there doing the job.
> > >>
> > >> For a number of years, I covered the Louisiana Legislature 
> > >> without
> a
> > >> reporter along.   I covered the Clay Shaw Trial in New Orleans
> without
> > >> a reporter.  I covered the Black Panther Shoot-out in Desire 
> > >> Project without a reporter.
> > >>
> > >> I covered the Christmas Day fire in New Orleans that killed three

> > >> firemen without a reporter.
> > >>
> > >> There were many more instances, but it was more often me showing 
> > >> the reporter what to do than the other way around.
> > >>
> > >> Finally, I would tell you that when I worked on the Jim Metcalf 
> > >> Journal at WWL-TV, I would shoot the piece, and Jim would look at

> > >> my film and write the story.  For work like that we won one of 
> > >> Channel 4's several Peabody Awards.
> > >>
> > >>   Sonny
> > >>   http://www.sonc.com
> > >>
> > >> JL> Sonny Carter wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >> Hello Tim,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I'd like to point out that in television "Camera operators" 
> > >> >> designates fixed camera positions, such as you might find in a

> > >> >> studio.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Although I am no longer in that number, even though we stopped

> > >> >> using motion picture film for news coverage, those of us who 
> > >> >> continued with video camera, continued to call ourselves news 
> > >> >> photographers.  A few use the term "news videographer."
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I know you want to maintain accuracy.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Sonny
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Monday, November 24, 2003, 4:04:30 PM, you wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> TA> Those of you north of the border (or south who are close 
> > >> >> TA> enough to it to get
> > >> >> TA> CBC) - this is a very compelling documentary about news
> gathering in the
> > >> >> TA> Ira* Wa*.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> TA> "These are the stories that weren't't told by the media 
> > >> >> TA> during the Ira* wa*. CBC NEWS goes straight to the source,

> > >> >> TA> to journalists, camera operators and photographers from 
> > >> >> TA> news
>
> > >> >> TA> organizations around the world, who reveal the lethal 
> > >> >> TA> risks they faced, as well as the untold horrors they 
> > >> >> TA> witnessed."
> > >> >>
> > >> >> TA> There was a one hour version on last night. The full two 
> > >> >> TA> hour version is supposed on next Sunday on CBC at 10pm I 
> > >> >> TA> think.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> TA> tim
> > >> >>
> > >> >> TA> --
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> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Best regards,
> > >> >>  Sonny                            mailto:sonc@sonc.com
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
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> > >>
> > >> JL> --
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> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Best regards,
> > >>  Sonny                            mailto:sonc@sonc.com
> > >>
> > >> --
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> >
> > JL> --
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> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> >  Sonny                            mailto:sonc@sonc.com
> >
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