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Nacho Corbella personifies economic hardship in “Faces of the Crisis”
Back in February, I noted that videographer Nacho Corbella made a clean sweep in NPPA’s monthly multimedia competitions with his notable projects. He recently notified me that he had completed his master’s thesis project, “Faces of the Crisis,” which I had been eagerly awaiting. Low and behold, I will go ahead and guess that you will soon seen this project in NPPA’s winners gallery …
Multimedia Tip: Five quick fixes to enhance your next interactive
While judging the last quarter of SNDies, I came across an interactive by The Detroit News, titled “Why Michiganians are leaving the state and where they’re going.” Although I was impressed with the time and effort they invested in this package, I also noted several quick fixes that could have elevated this from a mediocre presentation to an exceptional piece. Using it as an example, I came up with a list of five suggestions to improve any multimedia presentation.
Rocky Mtn News closes … is this the beginning to an end?
The Rocky Mountain News is closing shop after today, and I think it’s safe to say that we are all affected. I knew the newspaper industry was troubled from working at one and hearing the daily chatter, but to hear a paper stop publishing doesn’t settle well with me. I watched their video, read the tweets, and now I sit here and wonder, “What next?”
New York Times’ best interactives of 2008
2008 will be remembered for the historic presidential election, collapsing economy, financial bailout, Chinese Olympics, and the Iraq & Afghanistan wars … among others. What these all have in common is a great deal of data, numbers and confusing figures. New York Times, without a doubt, was the leader in creating successful infographics and stimulating interactives dealing with these high interest news stories.
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