On 11.29.07, In Multimedia, by koci
In August Koci chastised the Raleigh News and Observer photo staff on this blog for a video that was just . . . well . . . under his par. I have to say the staff more than makes up for that video with Ian’s Peace – a well paced, beautifully shot video. Nice job [...]
On 11.28.07, In News, by rhernandez
The Concentra Award 2008 is now open for entries. This year we have expanded the award criteria and have added a second award. For the first time, we are accepting entries from around the world. Friends and colleagues from outside Europe can now compete for the world’s largest videojournalism prize of 10.000 euro. Secondly, the [...]
On 11.27.07, In Multimedia, by koci
Multimedia and data are huge buzzwords right now in the j-blogosphere and newsrooms around the country. This week, two big dogs released notable projects that combined both multimedia interviews and data-style content: The NY Times – “Exonerated, Freed, and What Happened Then” This is a mix of audio interviews, statistical data and traditional narrative reporting [...]
Smashing Magazine did a cool piece today about the “User Experience Of The Future”: “We’ve got used to a number of things. To traditional mouse-keyboard user interaction, to 2D windows-based user interface and to a rather unspectacular user’s workflow which enables one user interact with only one application at a time. For instance, while [...]
Gary O’Brien a picture editor/photographer from The Charlotte Observer has started a new blog called the Panoramist. You might have heard Gary recently speak on the topic of photojournalistic panoramas at the recent Flying Short Course stop in D.C. He was also a multimedia coach and speaker at the NPPA Multimedia Immersion and Summit last [...]
On 11.26.07, In News, by rhernandez
Just a little more proof to me that no one reads bylines. There are some new faces posting here: Brent Foster Chris Jordan William Robert Sullivan Chip Oglesby Shaminder Dulai Let’s welcome them. They’ve already made some fantastic contributions. Others who have access but haven’t posted in a while, hint, hint, are: Zach Wise Chuck [...]
If you’re working at a newspaper around the Thanksgiving holidays then it’s a guarantee that at some point you’ll be sent out to cover Black Friday, (edit: oh wait, Will already said that, damn you Will!) the annual post T-day holiday marked by long lines, shivering toes and AP video of grandmas being trampled in [...]
It’s the holiday weekend and that can only mean one thing, it’s time to get Out of Town (ok, two if you’re working at a paper: that you’re working at a paper). While Out of Town is not affiliated with any newspaper, that doesn’t stop this web series from delivering short and sweet feature-y community [...]
On 11.23.07, In Multimedia, by koci
Everyone and their freaking brother and their brother’s brother-in-law has to cover Black Friday. It’s written in journalism 101 textbooks, next to the definition of nutgraphs. Dai Sugano at The Merc did the best job that I’ve seen today covering this in a creative manner that the local TV station wouldn’t have. Here’s to taking [...]
Raven and Jason is a powerful, simple story about a couple living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. -Brent [ratings]
A great blog post about interactive image interfaces has several links that may help inspire some of the designers and developers who visit multimediashooter. I’ll highlight a few to save people some time. 10×10 is an interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time. The result is an often moving, sometimes shocking, [...]
Photographer Donna Ferrato, Red Design, and MediaStorm have put together a powerful site featuring Ferrato’s work. Video production via MediaStorm. “AbuseAware.com is the first domestic violence website to visually prove how devastating all forms of abuse are for everyone. By confronting the public with documentation of real faces and true stories, photographer Donna Ferrato shoots [...]
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and The Palm Beach Post got together to create a very in depth exploration of an HIV/AIDS epidemic in our backyard, or should I say playground. The Caribbean islands, a popular American vacation destination, has the highest rate of infection in the western hemisphere, with rates rivaling that of [...]
On 11.17.07, In Multimedia, by koci
“An interactive documentary that learns from your choices and grows with the community” -Brent
On 11.17.07, In News, by rhernandez
The site that launched my career in multimedia and this site for that matter, is coming back. I really can’t wait to see what they cooked-up. Three cheers! -r Chris Jordan with the assist
