Guardian Names Get Vlogging

Four writers from the Guardian’s blogging community are to produce video blogs for Current TV.

Following a deal between the national newspaper and the “peer-to-peer video network”, the high-profile writers will make their own vlogs to be aired online and on Current’s channel on Sky and Virgin Media.

The vloggers will be Dave Hill, the novelist as opposed to the Slade guitarist or New Labour spin doctor, pop culture commentator John Harris, blogger Anna Pickard and Jerusalem-based writer Seth Freedman.

“When we were approached by Current TV we knew that their profile and outlook was highly compatible with the Guardian,” said Emily Bell, director of digital content at Guardian News and Media.

She added: “We are very excited about the partnership and think it will bring our journalism to a wider audience and help us showcase our best blogging talent in a video format.”

The TV station was founded by former US vice president and current environmental evangelist Al Gore with entrepreneur Joel Hyatt, citing disillusionment with US news networks as the inspiration behind the organisation.

Current’s schedule is selected by users who vote online for the programmes they want to see and it also shows films submitted by the public, labelled as VC² - Viewer Created Content.

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