Category

Interactive

04.20.08

Today’s Interactive Feature: ‘How the Pentagon Spread Its Message’ (NYT) Interactive, journalism | (0)
The New York Times has a pretty hard-hitting article today by David Barstow about how the Pentagon and the Bush administration used military analysts in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration’s wartime performance. Politics aside, the interactive feature included with the story really brings what could be a confusing and convoluted story and turns it into a coherent narrative. Using a combination of stock video from media outlets, animated graphics and an audio narrative, the story is told in a short, three-act structure. They almost follow a movie's three-act structure, an impressive feat in just 12 ...
04.16.08

Online Feature round up: Virginia Tech Edition Interactive, journalism, media | (1)
One year ago Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded many more at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Today news outlets are remembering the fallen students and presenting features related to the massacre and what can be done to perhaps prevent something like this from happening again. Here's a quick round up of some of the online features that I saw and that stood out. One Year Later (Roanoke Times) - Though I commend them for making good use of a simple blog format, the inconsistency of the embedded video players and some other elements make it seem a little disjointed. ...
04.14.08

Quote of the Day: Christopher Hitchens Interactive, journalism, media | (0)
In response to the Pope Benedict XVI's first visit the United States: If Ratzinger is not asked at every stop he makes, and in level yet firm tones, why he and the Vatican continue to shelter Cardinal Law, our profession will have shamed and disgraced itself. We already know that the Pope is a Roman Catholic. What we need to hear is his reason for giving sinecure and asylum to the man who organized and excused the rape and torture of tens of thousands of American children. And then, when he has given his first answer, we need to hear how ...