We as editorial storytellers need to find new ways to talk to our audience. The Dallas Morning piece is very good. It tells the stories that need to be told. Every American should see this work. The images are compelling and the editing is spot on. I am not leavening any criticism Mona Reeder’s work but how we approach these stories in general.

Before I clicked on the first link I knew what kind of images I would see and what stories would be told. They have all been told before in a similar manor. The audio certainly adds complexity to the stories, but not enough to hold my attention throughout the whole piece. I would watch one for a while and then jump to the next. We as a society are inundated with images; they are everywhere. We have at are disposal a new for of communication, that we are just scratching the surface of it’s potential. We need to keep pushing this medium so we can deliver are stories in fresh ways that will be compelling to our audience. I think a good example of some one that is pushing the medium a bit is Richard kocihernandez. I find my self being drawn to his work, mostly because if his unique approach. He is exploring new possibilities. His work is fresh and unexpected. In today’s over saturated visual world his work stands out, we all should take a lesson from that

Steve

I like what I see, but some of these pieces are way too short. Like I get the what is it part and that’s it, it doesn’t scratch beyond the surface.

Also that music has to go, I’m not a big fan of over emphasized music, mostly because I feel it’s blatant manipulation of an audience. The subjects, photos and video ARE strong enough to stand above it.