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Last year I had a short conversation with one of my journalistic heroes, William T. Vollmann -- a novelist and reporter who always shot photographs to mix with his stories. 

For the next generation of Vollmann-inspired journalists, we must consider web video. We can electrify any online text with video, and anybody can shoot and edit the whole thing with their laptop. 

After you read some of Vollmann's work, go check out the brilliant link-packed post "Be a Multimedia McGuyver" at Journerdism.

Check it out at this link. It's packed with information and contacts to build your web video toolkit--including wild ideas like Make a cheap submersible webcam and Make a remote controlled camera from a cellphone.

Your web journalism will never be the same again...