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Behind the scenes: Unveiling MediaStorm’s website redesign
“I don’t know if you can hear it in my voice, but I’m wiped.” It’s the Saturday after a complete redesign of his company’s website, and Brian Storm, executive producer and founder of MediaStorm, does indeed sound exhausted. If you know the unending energy of Storm, you’ll appreciate this admission. With seven full-time staff and an intern, this small Brooklyn New York based company spent the better part of a year quietly reinventing it’s web-based image. When considering that job was handled primarily by about half the staff, you start to get an idea of how immersive this experience must have been for those involved.
Behind the scenes of “Prison Valley”
Last week I highlighted the extremely innovative French interactive documentary “Prison Valley.” I was so impressed with the end product that I had to learn more. My amazing Spanish editor Andrea Ballocchi also speaks French (how convenient!) so she conducted an email interview in French with producer David Dufresne. After reading the English translation, I am extremely excited to share his behind the scenes account with you all.
Behind the scenes of Washington Post’s “On the trail of a serial rapist”
Today Kat Downs, Information Designer at The Washington Post, details her experience designing and building the impressive interface for the series “On the trail of a serial rapist.” I asked her to describe her experience organizing this data-rich story into a clean and compelling interface because I think that many of you will be faced with a similar situation (if you haven’t been already). I know I was overwhelmed when I produced “Above the Law?” for The Roanoke Times! Years of court cases, connections, archival footage, and the endless other resources may become baffling, but the trick is to parse and present it in a consistent manner. I hope you take the time to read about Kat’s trials and tribulations so you are prepared when you are tasked with a similar assignment!
Behind the Scenes: Reportaje 360, “Cali, a salsa industry”
In anticipation of “Cali, a salsa industry” launching next Monday, the 14th, we interviewed multimedia editor Mauricio Gonzalez about the project. Read further to learn about the latest edition on the “Reportaje 360″ site, their work flow and why they believe user-submitted content is imperative for the success of their multimedia initiative.
Behind the scenes of Honduras and the Hidden Hunger
Last March, I blogged about an inspirational seminar by past grant recipients with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Little did I know that six months later I would be blogging as one of those grant recipients! After months of research, reporting and post production, I was able to take a vague idea to explore malnutrition issues and turn it into a full-fledged multimedia site. Here’s how it happened …
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!
Behind the scenes of “One Week in Iraq”
In this edition of “Behind the Scenes,” Bauer Media radio producer Adam Westbrook discusses his recent project, “One Week in Iraq.” Commenting about the project Westbrook said, “The whole process has been a real learning curve for me, and I’ve had to teach myself a whole new raft of skills from slideshow production to css.”
Behind the scenes of New York Times “Olympics Medal Count Map”
I’m finally getting around to catching up on all of my side reading before I head out of the country. I skimmed through New York Times’ “Talk to the Newsroom” article on the interactive news team back in January, but I never went back to read all of the latest questions until now. One Q&A in particular caught my attention because it described how they built the classic “Olympics Medal Count” map that everyone raved about. It also led me to another blog by producer Lee Bryon describing his role in the project. If you were like me and also missed this conversation, take the time to read it now as it really helps to get the creative juices flowing.
Behind the scenes of “Facing Deportation”
In this edition of “Behind the Scenes,” I had a Q&A with Eileen Mignoni to discuss her thesis project, Facing Deportation. Topics covered include her process gaining trust with her subjects, her choice on using music, and her achievement in teaching herself graphic design to incorporate graphics in the package.
Behind the scenes of EveryBlock
Regina McCombs of The Poynter Institute bookmarked a great video detailing how EveryBlock was created. Adrian Holovaty, co-author of Django and producer of EveryBlock, discusses the specs of the site and the code behind the scenes. He also mentions that this project will become an open-source platform in June of 2009. Get ready programmers, this one will be fun to jump into!
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