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Archive for 31 August 2009
“How to build a portfolio website” series a must read
I recently came across the portfolio site of journalist Emily Ingram, a senior news-editorial and advertising student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Over the summer she wrote a series of blog posts on how to get your own portfolio site up and running, and I would highly recommend it to everyone out there who has put their site on the back-burner. Even better, she makes it so easy that I think my parents could do it, so don’t be scared away from big topics like hosting, FTP, and SEO.
Best of Innovative Interactivity, August 2009
I can’t believe it is already almost September. II has had a great month, thanks to everyone out there. I really appreciate you all visiting and spreading the word. And, as always, please email me ideas, projects, and suggestions for future posts – I love hearing from you!
Introducing SNDies 2009 finalists
18 hours and 168 projects later, we have finished judging the 2009 SNDies competition. Congrats to everyone involved in these projects. I was extremely impressed across the board with the innovation and depth of interactive storytelling. Recognition for Award of Excellence, Silver, Bronze and Gold awards will be announced at the SND 2009 convention in Buenos Aires in late September.
SNDies 2009: Meet the judges
It’s that time of year again when judges descend upon Chapel Hill for a weekend of collaboration, discussion, and intense debate over the best multimedia packages of the past year according to SNDies. I filled in last year as an annual judge, but this year I am honored to serve as both the quarterlies and annual judge. This means that I have been judging multimedia packages throughout the year, and now I get to select the best of the best to receive top honors of gold, silver and award of excellence.
What I am learning this semester … and hopefully teaching you!
With summer officially gone and my first week of class well under way, I have to admit that I am really excited about what lies ahead. I am taking a combination of theory and practical skills courses, so please let me know if one in particular interests you. I found that I blogged several times last Spring on particular readings or projects from class, so I am happy to do the same this semester if people find it helpful. Also, please let me know if you prefer learning about particularly good readings, or looking through coding examples and tutorials.
Behind the Scenes of MSNBC’s “Week in Pictures”
MSNBC produced a must see video about their “Week in Pictures” feature. In this video you can hear from Brian Storm and Tom Kennedy, see how MSNBC editors make the selection, and learn how the feature has evolved over the years. I really enjoyed watching this video, and I know you will too!
How to recreate past events with multimedia
Two recent packages have made me think about the difficulties in telling stories by recreating the past. In The Washington Posts’ recent series “Fatal Flights” that I blogged about yesterday, producer Akira Hakuta combined a multitude of elements to recreate a helicoper crash from a year ago. In The St. Petersburg Times’ recent package “The Golden Hour,” Joseph Garnett Jr., Maurice Rivenbark and Jack Rowland combined interviews with broadcast news footage to recreate a car crash from four months ago. Both are unique in their final product, but both also prove how difficult it can be to successfully tell a story that wasn’t fully captured in the present.
Washington Post launches Fatal Flights series
I came across the recent Washington Post series “Fatal Flights: A Perilous Rush to Profit” over the weekend, and thoroughly enjoyed going through the stories, graphics and multimedia elements. If you haven’t checked out this package yet, make sure to put it on your “To Do” list …
DNAinfo venture promotes localized reporting – and they are hiring!
I was recently notified about DNAinfo, a creative start-up company based in New York City that is a “a fully capitalized, pre-launch local digital news and information service for Manhattan and beyond.” According to LinkedIn, they are a quickly growing company with 20 employees ready to provide localized news “on your phone, your computer, and anywhere else we can.” Best of all, they currently have several multimedia positions that look extremely intriguing …
ESPN excels in documentary videography
Even though The Journey of Richard Jensen is almost a year old, I still watch it every time I need video inspiration. Everything about this story is stellar – the storyline, the edits, the videography … My advice to you: look no further than ESPN for excellence in video journalism.
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