Did you know that newspapers should be doing this kind of smart, thought provoking, presentations? Why not, we have all the talent and info in our buildings! [ratings]

Cool Hunting: Seoul, South Korea Cool Hunting is a daily update on ideas and products in the intersection of art, design, culture and technology, and features weekly videos that get an inside look at the people who create them. Money can buy you a lot of things, but it can’t buy you coverage on Cool [...]

Every multimedia shooter should know how to cover an event and create this kind of package. It’s going to be  basic knowledge for the youngsters. I’m guessing Zach Wise, set up this blog, looks like wordpress to me, added the mapping and community Flickr feeds and created video, panos and stills. Can you pull this [...]

Issue Coverage Tracker | Campaign 2008 | washingtonpost.com This is one of the smartest interactive database driven packages I’ve seen in a while, Well done! This is what newspapers can and should do better than anyone out there. [ratings]

Huh? I thought that hot plugging was part of what makes Firewire so great? Do other manufacturers have issues with this, or have Sony just done something daft in their design and not fixed it? The helpful guy I bought my camera from told me that you can buy a special surge-isolating firewire cable to [...]

One of the ten commandments of multimedia is Thou Shall Know Thy Audience. This is the most comprehensive survey I’ve seen. Should help us all not to sin. Valve Survey Summary

By now, the initial images are familiar: rows of city blocks flooded past the horizon, crowds outside the Superdome begging for help, hundreds stranded on highways looking for somewhere to go. Photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally, originally on assignment for The New York Times Magazine, documents the seemingly endless struggles some families face as they set [...]

Nail THIS to the door! We don’t need videographers. And we don’t need more still photographers. We need more journalists. Put simply, we need storytellers. Care to hear more?

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The multimedia and video are solid, but what really blows me away is the entire package. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and see how well they integrated every element around the printed story; great design, graphics, stand alone images, etc. I wish this was the standard for every newspaper, especially [...]

A series of articles and multimedia examining the human toll, global impact and political challenge of China’s epic pollution crisis.The Best part of the audio slide show is the use of music, fantastic pacing and outstanding images from Chang W Lee. [ratings]

This gets 5 stars in my book, just for the fact that after you get about 2 minutes into the first video, the user gets to choose which story to follow, a nice step towards less passive video viewing. [ratings]

I admire the edgy presentaion and the use of all types of multimedia to engage readers, the game was fun and everything is well designed. [ratings]

MagnumInMotion sure take their time to produce new multimedia, but when they do, I sure love them. They are never afraid to take risks. While you’re there have a look at their M*A*S*H piece. Like it or not, it’s risky. [ratings]

This is a package worth your time. The music was a problem for me, just didn’t fit the mood for me and I hated the fact that it played continuously unless you turned it off. Nice job, excellent design. [ratings]