USFtv in NYC...for a conference...on media...just read...

Hey Cronies!

So for the second half of Spring Break last week several of us from USFtv went over to New York City to attend the annual College Media Advisors Spring Conference. The conference was from March 15 - 17 and was held at Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel http://www.theroosevelthotel.com/.



Over the next few days we will be posting a summary of what we experienced and learned at the conference during our stay in New York City. While there we each attended different sessions (few as rewarding as we expected) on topics like journalism in the digital age, journalistic ethics and practices, updates on new video technology, as well as some interesting broadcasting sessions. We also had a fun time after the conference each night do look forward for photos documenting THAT experience.

- Dave

CMA Conference

Stay tuned...photos, comments, and more from USF-TV at the 2007 College Media Conference in New York, coming soon.

-Bobby

Is it just me....or was the Academy Awards show WAY too predictable?

I'm a little disappointed after having watched the Oscars. I mean, it was a spectacular show...those silhouette tumblers, those were pretty sweet, but the whole reason we are watching this show, other than judging glitterati, is to see WHO'S GONNA WIN?!

It was all too predictable: best actress, best actor, best picture, best director...we knew they'd win!

The only two exceptions were best supporting actor and actress. I was happy with Alan Arkin's win (go low-budget indie films!), and slightly happy with Jennifer Hudson's win (she has a great voice...)

One amazing aspect of the award show was the signifact amount of international artists present as well as being up for awards. I think we need to see this more and more. We need more international and independent movies in the runnings. "The Departed" having won for best picture, totally impedes on that. "The Departed" was a good movie, but really folks, was it TRULY worthy of receiving the man of gold?