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Columbia Journalism Review content tagged Reality Check

1. July 2, 2012 07:00 AM

   Push Girls transcends its genre

   Viewers might come for the drama, but they'll stay for the realness that seeps through

   By Alissa Quart

   In her new column, Reality Check, Alissa Quart delves into all things documentary. The new Sundance Channel reality-show Push Girls, about four paralyzed women, is unexpectedly riveting. It's also unseemly. It’s the story of four friends in Hollywood who have been paralyzed from the neck or waist down by accidents or illness. They all try—and mostly succeed—to live independently despite...

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2. July 16, 2012 06:50 AM

   Vimeo: AuteurTube

   YouTube can make amateurs rich, but the video pros are congregating elsewhere

   By Alissa Quart

   The Times mag the other week noticed that amateur star “YouTubers” could make six figures through the site’s comedy channels. But people filming verite vignettes or shooting true tales professionally are probably posting on Vimeo. What's Vimeo, you say? It’s is a video-sharing company where users upload their film work, all in high definition, in a player without advertising. There...

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