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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!
Behind the Scenes of WSJ’s “Silent Shame”
University of Missouri professor Joy Mayer bookmarked a great video on del.icio.us detailing how Wisconsin State Journal produced their innovative “Silent Shame” package. The series investigated elderly abuse and did a tremendous job refurbishing the print content for their multimedia presentation. I have applauded WSJ for their multimedia efforts in the past, and with a circulation size comparable to that of The Roanoke Times, I would argue that they are a leader in multimedia innovation for their size.
UNC student reflects on importance of multimedia programming
UNC multimedia student Grace Koerber blew me away during the SND portfolio review when she showed her latest multimedia interactive — a class project from Donny Lofland’s multimedia programming class. Having taken this class several years ago, I am impressed by the breadth of programming knowledge that multimedia journalists are now being asked to learn. Of course I could always preach about the importance of this skill set, but I asked Grace to give us an outside perspective. In this post she writes about her experience learning how to program, this project, and how she feels programming will help her as a journalist.
Behind the scenes of The Columbus Dispatch’s “Death Perceptions”
The Columbus Dispatch producers Victor Black and Jeremy Lynch write a guest post detailing their latest project, Death Perceptions. In it, they describe how they parsed the data and integrated it into Flash with MySQL. “The project’s theme and design didn’t call for a lot of color, so we felt animation during the display of the query-results helped make otherwise static information more dynamic.”
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