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Multimedia reviews from fresh eyes
UNC professors Laura Ruel and Don Wittekind recently notified me about a new assignment they gave their “Intro to Multimedia” students this year, which I have thoroughly enjoyed checking out. Each student is required to find a multimedia project to critique, and their write-ups are being posted on the class Website for everyone to read. The reviews are honest and insightful, and surely a big help to producers who are curious to learn how an average user views their projects.
Multimedia investment checklist
I have been reading oodles of research papers lately in preparation for my master’s project. One article in particular by Laura Ruel and Nora Paul caught my attention because it included a checklist at the end to determine whether or not it is worth investing in multimedia for a particular story. Included below is the checklist they created, as well as some of their findings from their 2007 DiSEL (Digital Story Effects Lab) study.
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.
UNC launches News21 multimedia project
Twelve UNC students are spending their summer working on a News21 project, titled “Powering a Nation.” News21 is a part of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative and involves faculty and students from five participating universities. According to their Twitter bio, UNC’s project examines “the quest for energy in a changing USA.”
Please help restructure UNC’s Journalism program by taking a brief survey
Bart Wojdynski, a doctoral student at UNC, is working with Laura Ruel and Don Wittekind to restructure UNC’s multimedia program. He is conducting a brief survey of professionals to assess what tools are being used in the industry so UNC professors better know what to teach their students.
Great multimedia training opportunities coming to UNC
Interested in becoming a Flash guru, or getting a comprehensive understanding of multimedia storytelling? SND’s multimedia workshop and UNC’s multimedia bootcamp are two great opportunities for you to fine-tune skills, or to get your feet wet if you are a newbie. The best part is that these awesome workshops are held in Chapel Hill, NC, so you can take me out for coffee while you’re here!
2008 SNDies judging currently underway at UNC
Hello from Chapel Hill! I am honored to serve as a judge for the 2008 Society for News Design multimedia competition and today is the second (and final) day of judging. The SND update blog has live updates of the finalists in each category so make sure to check it out!
Yesterday, we judged breaking news [...]
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