I know that I was born at the right time. And I know that I am doing the right thing with my life. Why, you ask? Let me explain.
The last few weeks in Digital Journalism, we've been focusing on how to tell stories with images and sound. I'm not sure why it took us to long, as journalists, to create the platforms needed to story tell in these ways. Our eyes and our ears are how we take in the world, it only makes sense that we use the same mediums to bring new parts of the world to our audiences.
This week's blog assignment was to examine how our beats handle stories told with sound. MSNBC was rather short on such stories, as a predominantly television outlet, so I turned to some of my favorite sources for other examples.
Obviously, NPR had some excellent examples of stories told with sound, such as this piece about violence in Syria, which uses ambient sound from an attack to set the scene of chaos. This piece, about the upcoming Michigan primary election, used layers of voices to narrate the story, along with pertinent soundbytes from candidates to supplement the news.
Then, I turned to the New York Times for inspiration. Two hours later, I realized I still had a blog post to write ...
The last few weeks in Digital Journalism, we've been focusing on how to tell stories with images and sound. I'm not sure why it took us to long, as journalists, to create the platforms needed to story tell in these ways. Our eyes and our ears are how we take in the world, it only makes sense that we use the same mediums to bring new parts of the world to our audiences.
This week's blog assignment was to examine how our beats handle stories told with sound. MSNBC was rather short on such stories, as a predominantly television outlet, so I turned to some of my favorite sources for other examples.
Obviously, NPR had some excellent examples of stories told with sound, such as this piece about violence in Syria, which uses ambient sound from an attack to set the scene of chaos. This piece, about the upcoming Michigan primary election, used layers of voices to narrate the story, along with pertinent soundbytes from candidates to supplement the news.
Then, I turned to the New York Times for inspiration. Two hours later, I realized I still had a blog post to write ...
We had browsed through the One in 8 Million collection in class before, but I hadn't had a chance to sit down and spend some quality time with the slideshows until tonight. I was enthralled by all the stories (told immaculately, for the most part). One story told of a fiddler who leads a band that regularly plays in the Times Square subway station. Another told a touching story of two brothers who had grown apart over lifestyle differences becoming close again through sportsmanship.
These stories draw you in. They captivate you, leave you wanting more. Stories like this are what lead me to travel, to want to explore, they feed my wanderlust. And I have the chance to tell stories in the same way. To inspire others, to leave them wanting more. That, my friends, is what good journalism should do; it should make you want to learn more than the article or slideshow or video provided you. Good journalism is the beginning of knowledge, not the end of it.
These stories draw you in. They captivate you, leave you wanting more. Stories like this are what lead me to travel, to want to explore, they feed my wanderlust. And I have the chance to tell stories in the same way. To inspire others, to leave them wanting more. That, my friends, is what good journalism should do; it should make you want to learn more than the article or slideshow or video provided you. Good journalism is the beginning of knowledge, not the end of it.