Since TV journalist journojohn left South Africa just over a year ago, he didn't disappear from carteblanchetv. Here's what he's doing now:
. In fact, he did the opposite – jet setting globally and infusing the long-running weekly current affairs show on M-Net with a"worldwide Webb" perspective through interesting, pertinent and beautifully-done inserts for viewers.
You don't see that in or on South African weekly television on a regular basis and the effort, the thought, and the enhanced production values in that unforgettable moment raised the bar. "You're taking responsibility for something which is only a concept when you begin shooting – a collection of thoughts and images in your mind's eye – and trying to find the visual and human components that bring it to life.
"In my case, the absence of a second set of eyes and ears can sometimes be a little disconcerting," he says."In those instances, it helps to have a camera operator not afraid to voice an opinion.
"For example, a piece-to-camera in the middle of a Norwegian fjord might look extraordinary, but there'd be very little point filming one if what was happening in Norway wasn't in some way relevant to a South African audience. Then I ask John – who already travelled extensively to several places and countries around Europe the past few months, how this experience has been.
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