Multimedia – Page 15 – Visual Journalism

September 2, 2008

The State Fair on Speed

Ben Garvin, late of the Berkshire Eagle and now of the Pioneer Press, has strung together 4,000 still photos to make a two minute video-esque look at the Minnesota State Fair.

Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

September 1, 2008

NPPA Flying Short Course – Sept. 26 in North Carolina

Get it on your calendar now – the National Press Photographers Association’s Flying Short Course will be dropping in to Boiling Springs, N.C., on Friday, September 26. That stop is less than three hours from Athens. One of the best in the business on business will be talking – John Harrington. And a whole slate of other great folks, too....

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism

August 22, 2008

"Last Stop"

The New York Times has a neat multimedia feature up on the city’s subway system. But they’re done it with a little twist: Ever wonder where the train goes after you get off? The rode all of the lines to the end, and then did photos, audio slide shows or videos about the areas at the end of the lines....

Audio/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

August 22, 2008

Killer Multimedia Story Idea

The Poynter Institute’s Al Tomkins has links to great stories about the decline of inner-city grocery stores – I see this as a great college-town story, too. Where are students getting their groceries? Athens, Ga., has a lot of grocery stores, some along bus routes, but is there a subset of students (perhaps international students) who don’t have cars that are...

Multimedia

August 13, 2008

"Aloft" David L. Ryan Talks About Shooting from the Air (and not about bigfoot, alicia sacramone or ricky berens)

Boston Globe photojournalist David L. Ryan has long been known for his aerial photography, and now there’s an audio slide show of him talking about it. (If you looked really carefully, you might see me in the Boston Marathon photos. I can’t see me, but maybe you could …)

Craft/Multimedia/Photojournalism

August 13, 2008

Underage Chinese Gymnasts in Do or Die Matchup with Women's Gymnastics star Nastia Liukin over SEO Tips for the Masses

Just learned about this … Google has a page that lists the current top search terms. If you’re writing news headlines, might be worth getting some of these in to raise your page ranking. (As of this writing, that headline has three of the top 10 terms in it.)

Graphic Design/Multimedia

August 12, 2008

"The Girl in the Window"

Lane DeGregory and Melissa Lyttle, of the St. Petersburg Times, have published the horrifying story of Dani, a seven year old feral girl – essentially abandoned in her own home – and the efforts of a family to help her. Steve Myers of the Poynter Institute has an interview with Lyttle and DeGregory about the story and how they approached...

Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia/Tech Talk

July 30, 2008

A 14 Year Journey

Scott Strazzante and MediaStorm have published his story looking at the transition of a farm into a sub-division, as told through the farm’s family and one of the new home’s families. It is awesome. The story is great, it is well told and it is beautifully shot. Every time I tell my students to shoot more, I will now have...

Audio/Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

July 24, 2008

What is Social Networking?

Picked up from Steve Yelvington’s blog …

Multimedia/Thoughts & Theory

Visual Journalism

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