When initially viewing the Times-Picayune website, the first thing I noticed was the extent to which they use multimedia. The journalists mainly use photography, but have embraced other forms, such as videos. However, while they do so, it is not as prevalent.
Almost every story on the homepage had a picture to accompany the text. This remained true throughout other sections - news, business, sports, entertainment and living - of the website. I noticed that some either have multiple photographs throughout the article or a gallery that corresponds with the story.
Other than pictures, the Times-Picayune does not utilize other forms of multimedia to the extent in which other media outlets do. There was no section dedicated just to multimedia. On the sidebar, however, there were two links. One brought the viewer to pictures categorized by story. The other to videos presentations. While they did this, the links are small and hard to find when browsing.
The Times-Picayune could add depth to their stories if they combined photography and video into an audio slideshow. We are learning about these in our JOUR 1550 class as we create our One @ Marquette projects. The inspiration for this came from The New York Times collection One in 8 Million. These powerful visual and audio stories shed light on everyday, ordinary people. The journalists capture their stories through photography and audio and combine them into a compelling digital story. The Times-Picayune could add a whole new dimension to their media outlet by combining each to create audio slideshows.
I am disappointed in the lack of variety when it comes to multimedia. As a Pulitzer Prize winning media outlet, I was led to believe a larger collection would exist. Although the variety lacks, what they present to the audience in terms of quality is exceptional.
Almost every story on the homepage had a picture to accompany the text. This remained true throughout other sections - news, business, sports, entertainment and living - of the website. I noticed that some either have multiple photographs throughout the article or a gallery that corresponds with the story.
Other than pictures, the Times-Picayune does not utilize other forms of multimedia to the extent in which other media outlets do. There was no section dedicated just to multimedia. On the sidebar, however, there were two links. One brought the viewer to pictures categorized by story. The other to videos presentations. While they did this, the links are small and hard to find when browsing.
The Times-Picayune could add depth to their stories if they combined photography and video into an audio slideshow. We are learning about these in our JOUR 1550 class as we create our One @ Marquette projects. The inspiration for this came from The New York Times collection One in 8 Million. These powerful visual and audio stories shed light on everyday, ordinary people. The journalists capture their stories through photography and audio and combine them into a compelling digital story. The Times-Picayune could add a whole new dimension to their media outlet by combining each to create audio slideshows.
I am disappointed in the lack of variety when it comes to multimedia. As a Pulitzer Prize winning media outlet, I was led to believe a larger collection would exist. Although the variety lacks, what they present to the audience in terms of quality is exceptional.