Haiti Multimedia Sites

One of the sites that I liked most was the incorporated multimedia in its coverage of Haiti was CNN.com. Their interactive site featured video where you are able to click and drag and see different vantage points on the ground in Haiti. The video also featured natural sound and background noise. I really felt like I was there on the ground with this very useful tool.

Here is the link.
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2010/01/world/haiti.360/index.2.html


Because the New York Times is the New York Times they have a entire page dedicated to multimedia features on the Haiti earthquake. The page features audio, video, and even maps and diagrams. The page lists almost 40 different features. Some of my favorites are "A Closer Look at the Destruction in Haiti" a interactive tool that allows you to look at different places around Haiti and access the damages. Another favorite is the "Missing in Haiti" feature that allows for you look for your loved ones that are missing in Haiti. I liked that the arranged the pictures on poloroid pictures.

Here is the link
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/17/world/americas/haiti-earthquake-multimedia.html

In the Beginning...

I am very excited to get started in the Managing Multimedia Projects class. I am looking forward to learning all I can about multimedia as well as learning how to mangage those projects. I consider myself somewhat familiar with multimedia having started my own website, having a facebook account and twitter, and even starting my own flicker photostream. With this class I am eager to learn how to take all those tools and incorporating into a real project.

Looking towards the future I am aware of the importance of multimedia and how useful it will be in journalism in years to come. No longer is multimedia an afterthought, but it is the thought. Already I am thinking of new and innovative ways to incorporate it into bigger ideas and creating new multimedia tools.