Posts Tagged ‘online’

Periodic table of visualization

Posted in multimedia on April 3rd, 2009 by Kate Martin – Be the first to comment

Having trouble coming up with online graphics ideas for your news story? Never fear, the Periodic Table of Visualization Methods is here!

periodictabOK, I’m a nerd when it comes to anything in Periodic Table format (such as the Beeriodic Table). This is a great way to brainstorm visual ideas for your online stories.

Some of the visualizations could work in print, but many of them take up a lot of space or are interactive and might not work for a print version.

(via the 10,000 Words blog)

To tell a story, use different tools

Posted in audio, multimedia on November 1st, 2007 by Kate Martin – Be the first to comment

For a bit more than a year I’ve been obsessively tracking the movements in the Online reporting world. I consider myself a storyteller first and foremost, and I will do whatever I can do to help tell that story in the best possible way. That means using other technologies than just the printed word.

I’ve always been a gadget geek: I have owned my own digital recorder for nearly two years (and am considering an upgrade), a microphone (thinking of buying another two and a splitter), computer programs and other tools to help me learn, on my own, more about Online reporting.

But for those who are not tech-saavy, please read this great post by Mindy McAdams: First lesson in audio for journalists. This is a great summation of what you need to do to start collecting audio.

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