Archive: September, 2007

At War a new film from Kesterson/Leeson

At War Trailer 
Documentary filmmaker Scott Kesterson arrived in Afghanistan in May 2006 to begin a one year journey as an embedded journalist. His film examines the pitfalls and perils of a mostly forgotten war told through the experience of daily living with soldiers. Kesterson tells their stories from his roots as a citizen journalist and [...]

Broadband Emmys Go To MediaStorm, Freep.com, SFGate.com

From PDN NewsWire:
By Daryl Lang
Newspapers won two of the four new Emmy Awards for broadband, while multimedia photo production company MediaStorm won a third. The nods from the TV-centered Emmys are an important validation of print outlets that have invested in multimedia

The journey ends…Lovelle Svart 1945-2007

Lovelle Svart, who shared through online videos the struggle and choices of her final months, ended her life September 28 by taking a drug overdose prescribed at her request under Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act. She was 62 and had lived with lung cancer for nearly five years.
Thank you, The Oregonian and the team that [...]

News Video Done Right!

This is my new benchmark for ’spot news’ video, no stand-up or narration, all subject driven and edited like Tarantino or Scorsese. “Cody’s Rescue” (Everett McEwan, KWGN-TV/Denver, CO)Note: “Cody’s Rescue” also won the TV Spot News award in NPPA’s 2007 Best of Photojournalism competition.
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Chicago Tribune notable multimedia

Multimedia journalist’s Tom Van Dyke and Kuni Takahashi Provide a powerful narrative to this well done special report. See Inside The Surge.
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Follow this poetic look at the Cubs from E. Jason Wambsgans and Julia Keller, fun, well done.
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Can You DO IT in 1 minute?

You’ve got 60 seconds, no more, no less, make it count
FILMINUTE
The international jury will deliberate on the merits of the shortlisted films and will award one as “Best Filminute” for 2007. WHAT MAKES A GREAT ONE-MINUTE FILM? Filminute is looking to find one-minute films [...]

The Metropolitan Museum – New York Times

 The Metropolitan Museum an interactive graphic done right! Props to the team of DeVigal, Carter, Dance and Grondahl.
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Sorry honey, I’ve always loved Diana

Oh Lomo, I LOVE YOU!
Just to prove I’m not all about video and technology. Here’s one of my old school girlfriends back from the dead.
To hold, point, and shoot a Diana camera implies a conscious decision to relinquish control. To concentrate your creative powers on capturing the moment and telling a story—rather than fiddling with [...]

Communications Arts

Communications Arts Interactive annual 13 
One word, inspiration. Some of the most creative and groundbreaking websites around, good time waster.

Ethical guidelines for editing audio

Since US papers don’t seem to have a policy, this is the one I’ll follow from the Canadian Journalism Project:
The most important rule – NEVER change the meaning of what the interviewee said.
With rules like that, who could complain?
Rules compiled by
Mary McGuire
Associate Professor of Journalism
Carleton University
tnxs, Mary!

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