Let’s say you have a really good story idea, one that would be best told through sound and visuals. How do you get it published?
This is one of the most common questions I hear from freelancers, and one of the reasons why sites like Mediabistro and Freelance Success — both of which I used to [...]
Categories: General Journalism, Photojournalism, Tips + Techniques, video
Tagged: freelance, Meredith Birkett, MSNBC, MSNBC.com, multimedia
Do you remember what it was like to be in school? About 40 journalists are reliving the college experience at the University of Miami Beyond Bootcamp multimedia workshop, directed by visual journalism guru Rich Beckman.
Over the last few months, I’ve met a number of his former students who tell stories of being cajoled and terrified [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Photojournalism, video
Tagged: Beyond Bootcamp, Greg Linch, multimedia, Paige West, Rich Beckman, Rob Covey, University of Miami, workshop
As news organizations, watchdogs and voters prepare for the Super Bowl of politics, it seemed like a good idea to survey what will be online for Nov. 4.
Some sites will start their coverage early. Already, the massive, all-volunteer Twitter Vote Report has been logging and mapping voting problems and good experiences.
Most complaints so far have [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Maps, Mobile, Photojournalism, Social Media, video
Tagged: election, election08, interactives, photos
Garrett Hubbard takes questions during a live Q&A online.
(Photograph by H. Darr Beiser/USA Today © 2008, used with permission)
Click below to read some of Garrett’s answers.
Categories: Photojournalism, Tips & Tools, video
Tagged: livechat
Garrett Hubbard, video journalist for USA Today, has graciously agreed to a live chat about video journalism beginning 3:45 p.m. ET this Thursday on Ricochet. Click here to join in.
Staffers, freelancers and blogger alike can ask Garrett about how to creating arresting videos that tell engaging news stories.
Check out his work at his blog, Stories [...]
Categories: Photojournalism, video
Tagged: livechat
Drew DeVigal’s Interactive Narratives has relaunched.
The site is a searchable database “designed to capture the best of online visual storytelling around the country and the world.”
Register, and you can submit your own work, as well as vote on and critique others’ multimedia projects.
“Our goal is to highlight rich-media content, engaging storytelling, and eye-popping design in [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Photojournalism, Tips & Tools
Tagged: andrewdevigal, audio, database, drewvigal, interactive, multimedia, search, video
Will Sullivan of Journerdism pointed to an incredible film on the Toronto Star website.
Shot by staff photojournalist Lucas Oleniuk and composed entirely of still images, the film — that’s right, film — “Airsick” calls on Star readers to join with other cities worldwide in shutting off all lights for an hour March 29, an action [...]
Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Photojournalism
Tagged: film, Photojournalism, photos, video