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Observations on digital media by the faculty and staff of the Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley.

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Posts for Multimedia Storytelling

Interactive Narratives Launched

By Eric Zassenhaus, July 8, 2008

Interactive Narratives LogoA collection of some of the industry's best work can now be viewed at a site that recently re-launched. Interactive Narratives, sposored by the Online News Association, was set up to preset groundbreaking multimedia stories and interviews with some of the journalists pushing and playing with new forms and ...

NAA Report on Online Video

By Paul Grabowicz, May 15, 2008

The Newspaper Association of America has a really good report on how newspapers are and should be using online video. Lots of interesting data and examples, advice on how to shoot video and recommendations on cameras and accessories.

Online Startups by Former Newspaper Staffers

By Paul Grabowicz, April 24, 2008

Former staffers at the St. Louis Post Dispatch are launching their own online newspaper - the St. Louis Platform. Here's a story about it in the Chicago Reader.

We're beginning to see a trend here - reporters and editors quitting their newspaper jobs or taking buyouts and launching online alternatives ...

Knight Foundation Broadband Initiative in Local Communties

By Paul Grabowicz, April 11, 2008

The Knight Foundation has announced a $35 million project to expand broadband access in several dozen communities around the United States.

This could provide an opportunity for experimenting with more sophisticated multimedia and social networking ventures, especially in under-served communities. Some details are in the Knight press release and at ...

Video Vs Photo Slideshow

By Paul Grabowicz, March 9, 2008

A lot of news organizations are debating whether it's better to shoot lots of video for their web sites or focus instead on using a camera and audio recorder to produce photo slideshows.

The answer we give in our multimedia workshops is simple - let the story tell you the ...