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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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United Nations COP 18 - Youth NGO Package

Doha Film Institute - Crowd-funding - Digital Series

Algeria hostage crisis: the full story of the kidnapping in the desert

Algeria hostage crisis

In an excerpt from this week's Guardian Film Show, Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard seek the truth out of Kathryn Bigelow's drama about the last days of Osama bin Laden. The film is based on testimony from CIA agents involved in the operation and is written by journalist Mark Boal

Zero Dark Thirty - video review

In an excerpt from this week's Guardian Film Show, Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard review the leading contender for this year's best picture Oscar, Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis as the 16th president and depicts his struggle to abolish slavery across America.

The Guardian - Lincoln - video review

We tried to find the best shawarma in Doha but ended up searching for robot camel jockeys (apparently this is a real thing) and drinking in very strange bars.

The Tiny VICE Guide to Doha

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Jad Salfiti is a British-Palestinian video producer and journalist based between Berlin and London. He specialises in popular culture and politics. His work has been featured on Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, Doha Film Institute, and Vice amongst others. 

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