Oregon Media Insiders

A website getting some ink these days, Hubdub.com, is featuring the ability for users to place 'wagers' predicting the outcome of news events.

Beside the fact of being highly unscientific, is the motivation to gain points outweigh an attempt by users to game the system? Could there be any serious value to the news community in assessing these predictions? Does Joe Sixpack have a better innate news judgement and feel for how events play out than your average ND?

For your consideration...

SCJ

I'm trusting Lynn will permit me to post a highly esoteric question to any tape editors looking in...

I've been tapped to edit a piece for a non-profit with a script that includes what I would call a 'soft jump cut'. Lately used during presser announcements or speeches rather than a cutaway, it looks to be about a 10 frame dissolve to white, 10 frames of white followed by a 10 frame dissolve to the next shot.

Do these numbers sound right timing-wise? Do any of the news org's offer a 'styleguide' (so to speak) on how this kind of jump cut should be executed?