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G/O Media is a publishing company with a portfolio of digital brands whose independent and passionate voices attract one of the largest audiences of 18- 44 year-olds available anywhere.

Our digital brands include: tech and science site Gizmodo; The A.V. Club, focused on pop culture; sports news site Deadspin; Jalopnik for those obsessed with all things autos; feminist site Jezebel; gaming news and tips site Kotaku; Lifehacker, the guide to doing everything better; Black news and culture site The Root; humor and satire site The Onion; food, drink and recipe site The Takeout, along with e-commerce site The Inventory.

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AJ+ is a global news community for the connected generation. We highlight human struggles and achievements, empower impassioned voices, and challenge the status quo.  <br>  It's is Al Jazeera's mobile app and social stream dedicated for the connected generation.

Our VJ are used to leverage original short  and personal form of storytelling from the ground.

AJ+ VJ stories are not normal news.  A straight-forward look at who, what, when, where doesn’t work for us.  We are looking for stories that are made interesting by the unexpected angle, human side, or visually captivating.   Ask yourself does this story move me or does it just inform me? 
 
Here are some aspects of what makes an AJ+ story:
Unique side angle on a major story.  Also a story that connects two things not commonly associated with each other.
Pushback to conventional wisdom on how the mainstream media (including Al Jazeera) or governments frame an issue.  
Emotional or compassionate side of a story.  Show specifically how people are directly affected by the issue (Emotions go beyond sadness can be awe, humor, anger, love, inspiration, etc…).  
Direct from the ground.  Hear directly from people in the city/town/village where the bigger story is taking place.
 Incredible visual.  Is there something we need to see (and hear) to believe?  This is video, so let’s leverage those stories.  It doesn’t have to be “hard news.”


Commissioned videos will appear at least one of AJ+'s language channels (English, Spanish, Arabic) and potentially on our partner's channels too.



<b> If you are producing a package for us, take a look at our "what works" video:  https://vimeo.com/121171058    </b>

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Here is what we've recently used freelance VJ's through StoryHunter for:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSRIx29Ufd9C67ZRPmCBOldm0ZI-linGk


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**Closed** Murdered Students Vigil

A documentary I shot and edited in Cuba for WRAL-TV

Inside Cuba

Taxco Taxis || Jalopnik

Is Film Dead? - YouTube

The Journey Alone :: WRAL.com

Zac Gooch
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AJ+ Executive Producer of News Gathering
What we've done: tinyurl.com/aj-vjmap 

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        Zac Gooch is a storyteller. He doesn't use a pen or paper. He uses raw moments and moving pictures to weave a tale that can only be told through the lens.
At the age of 17, Zac started shooting at WVIR in Charlottesville, VA. During his time there, he learned the basics of photography. He covered hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. He was there when the Queen of England came to visit Virginia. He also traveled to New Orleans to cover the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
In 2008, Zac decided to take a job at KTUU in Anchorage, AK. While working in Alaska Zac had the opportunity to travel and cover major news events like global warming near the Arctic Circle and Governor Sarah Palin's Vice Presidential bid.
 At the end of 2010 Zac moved with his wife to Bakersfield, CA and took a job as a staff photographer at KBAK. While working in California,Zac helped produce a half hour special called When Kern Burned. It won an Edward R Murrow, NPPA Best Documentary runner up, and two Emmy a

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