Category Archives: multimedia

Detroit Free-Press uses Intersect to map and document Asian carp journey. My personal critique at 10,000 Words on Free-Press’ use of the storytelling tool. Overall, I don’t think it’s a good medium for the content type, but give them kudos for real-time, on-the-spot reporting.

Student views on modernizing j-education

Student views on modernizing j-education from Lauren Rabaino on Vimeo. Students at the 2009 Associated Collegiate Press Conference in San Diego, Calif. discuss ideas on modernizing journalism education in the 21st century.

Multimedia is pointless without the storytelling

I saw a video on a news site tonight that made me cry. I’m pretty sure that’s never happened to me before. On the technical end, the production was nothing special. The editing was good, yet nothing out of the … Continue reading

Leading CICM's nationwide classroom

You all probably know from Twitter, but for those of you who don’t: I was chosen as the first intern for the Center for Innovation in College Media. It’s a huge honor to be a part of the organization, but … Continue reading

Student newspapers: Don't be afraid to break the rules

At the end of last year,  Emily Kostic (web editor of Rowan University’s The Whit) wrote a blog post about New Years Resolutions for college newspapers. A few things struck me on that list: #5 Get away from College Publisher #6 …and in … Continue reading

Mustang Daily multimedia coverage of the election

We dedicated out front page to the election all day, with continuous updates as it all progressed. An overview: Exit poll audio slideshow 8 a.m. Exit poll audio slideshow 1 p.m. Exit poll audio slideshow 4 p.m. Exit poll audio … Continue reading

Koci: Story of a multimedia guru

Guru: Teacher of wisdom, literally, one who takes you from darkness to light. Richard Koci Hernandez seems to fit that description in the realm of multimedia. I first met him at an ACP conference in San Francisco last spring. It … Continue reading

Teaching audio slideshows in the newsroom

Richard Koci Hernandez, an Emmy-winning multimedia photojournalist who just left the SJ Mercury News to work at Berkeley, said the switch from the newsroom to the classroom was easy. “I was already teaching in the newsroom, so it was a … Continue reading