While a lot of talk and coverage surrounding the Boston Marathon bombings has come from The Boston Globe, as would be expected, The New York Times put out a really cool, interesting interactive piece of the first-hand-accounts of a handful of people who were crossing the finish line at the time of the explosions. The first thing you see on the page is a still shot of runners crossing the line. Many of the people pictured are labeled and if you click on their name it will send you to a short write-up about their experience, often accompanied by an audio interview.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/22/sports/boston-moment.html?smid=go-share&_r=0
- Adam Gutekunst
This was an excellent project. I could see this winning a Pulitzer.
ReplyDeleteI think the format of the piece communicated elements to the story that could never be captured in a written story. The somber voices of the participants against the picture of the explosion, labeled with their positions in the scene, creates moments where you can put yourselves in their shoes. Whether it was the shoes of the runners or the shoes of those cheering them on, you could feel the emotions coming from their voices and have better understanding of where they stood both physically and emotionally during this event.
This project gave me a new found respect for multimedia journalism.
I agree. This was really cool, and it shows the vast potential of multimedia journalism. This kind of thing is something that couldn't have even been conceived just a few years ago, and I believe interactive journalism like this will continue to develop and grow. I'm not sure if they filtered through the entries of the participants, but all of the insights are pretty meaningful and thought-provoking. Awesome job by the NY Times to put this together.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Matt and Michael-Ann. What I find most incredible about the project is how quickly the New York Times created it. When I look at interactive projects like this, I often imagine that they'll take weeks, if not months to create. The sheer coding and reporting that must go into a project like this is mind-boggling. For The New York Times to create a project like this - with many interviews, photos, and a beautiful interactive element, is a true testament to how quickly they can create projects. I'm quite impressed.
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