SSND multimedia winners were announced today with winners in four categories: Best Overall College Newspaper Web Site, Best mini-site/special section of a Web site, Best interactive infographic, and Best multimedia slideshow. I was honored to be one of three judges, along with Journerdism’s Will Sullivan and graphic artist William Neff. Some of our comments have also been posted on the SSND blog, but I would like to highlight some entries in particular to discuss specifics in content, structure and quality.
Raleigh News & Observer is rolling out a three-part series this week on the crippled probation system in North Carolina that garnered intense scrutiny after the devastating murder of UNC’s student body president Eve Carson. They have the content, the interest, and the long shelf life. So why didn’t they invest in multimedia?