We recently shared a digital story from ProPublica that used a game to explore what it’s like to seek asylum in the United States. That’s just one of the outlet’s interactive, visual stories that drew attention over the past year. Now, ProPublica…
Category: Multimedia Examples
Using a game to tell a complex story
New opportunities for multimedia journalism
One downside of social media like Twitter and Facebook is the way information has to be compressed. The more popular these platforms have become, the more journalists have feared the extinction of something many of them hold dear: long-form storytelling. But…
Snow Fall and the future of multimedia storytelling
Expansive, interactive, engaging–the New York Times multimedia feature Snow Fall is all of that and more. The six-part online feature took more than six months to produce. Lead reporter John Branch worked with video journalist Catherine Spangler and a team of multimedia producers…
Simple, interactive graphic on gun control
Information is beautiful
Why journalists should learn to love data
Journalists are notorious for hating anything to do with math. If we’d been any good with numbers, I often joke, we might have chosen a different career. But it’s essential for today’s journalists to get comfortable working with data, and…
Why can’t local TV win online?
OK, this is our second year of tracking this and the question still remains: Why are local TV stations nowhere to be found on the list of Online Journalism Award nominees? I mean really, when the AARP is winning more…