The Washington Post underwent its biggest expansion in over a decade this summer and Andrew Pergam was at the center of it.
Pergam is a senior editor for the new PostTV, an online video venture the venerable newspaper introduced to much fanfare and scrutiny last month. PostTV only features a few shows â€" “In Play,â€? “The Fold,â€? “On Backgroundâ€? and “Post Sports Liveâ€? â€" right now, but there are plans to add more programming moving forward.
“We’re learning how to do longer form shows so that ultimately five years from now, when you’re watching it on your connected TV, you go to PostTV, and you can sit back and watch a whole half hour show. But it’s all chopped up into clips and so you can easily navigate and say ‘Hey I just want to watch this segment on Boehner,� Pergam said.
Pergam met with It’s All Journalism producers Megan Cloherty, Anna Miars and Michael O’Connell to talk about the Post’s plans for PostTV.
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