• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

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My apologies if this has been covered in a previous thread, and this may be a really dumb question...

I have had a little media interest in storm footage over the years, but it was always several weeks to several months after the fact. That is to say, I've never had my footage used in a "breaking news" situation.

I guess my question is, how do chasers get their video up on CNN or MSNBC or TWC or whatever so quickly? Often times, large media outlets will be featuring chaser video the night of the event. Is this only done via FTP upload?

Also, if one has marketable footage, how does one garner prompt interest and attention from national media?

Any info or insight anyone can provide is appreciated. Thanks.
 
Post about it here and have contact information for yourself out there and I'm sure you'll find people finding you. I've been called a few times just through SpotterNetwork information.
 
Spotternetwork is one of the best ways to get in the media eye if that's what you are looking for. A lot of media outlets monitor it. i have been called in the past and so have several others i know who have accounts thru them.
 
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