Qik (pronounced ‘quick’) is a social network video service that allows users to record, upload and live-stream video from a mobile phone to the web through a mobile app. The service makes it remarkably easy to collect and post video at breaking news or scheduled events. The Qik app uses a phone’s built-in still camera [...]
‘Journalism in the Age of Visualization,’ produced by Geoff McGhee as part of his 2009-2010 John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University, is a must-see for journalists interested in data visualization and visual journalism more broadly. The seven-part video – an hour in total – along with the rich assortment of examples, resources and [...]
Every so often a tool comes along that every multimedia journalist should know about. Cover it Live is one of those tools. This easy-to-use, embeddable live-blogging program allows users to cover speeches, sports and other events in real time. And, the basic package is completely free. To host an event the user (or users) need [...]
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Adobe Photoshop. As if to celebrate, last week Adobe released Creative Suite 5, the most powerful version yet, and for photojournalism maybe the most troubling. Photoshop remains the top photo editing and graphics program for pros. Among the newest version’s most notable features is the Content-aware Fill Tool, [...]
In the multimedia world work flow might be defined simply as an organized, step-by-step system for getting a job done either by an individual or by a team. Good work flow is characterized by an almost mechanized efficiency throughout a project and consistency of method from one project to the next. With digital photography, especially [...]
According to founder Turi Munthe Demotix is a “street wire” or “virtual photo agency” specializing in international breaking news coverage. For the more than 8,000 contributors to the citizen-based photo website it’s an opportunity to showcase and perhaps sell work. For the rest of us it’s the latest example of an industry in transition experimenting [...]
In her 13-minute commencement address to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Class of 2009, Arianna Huffington, the outspoken editor-and-chief of the Huffington Post, told the graduates that the eternal truths of journalism including the need to speak truth to power remain as important in the era of Twitter and Facebook as at any time in the past.
If you’re looking for the cost and size advantages of a compact/point-and-shoot camera that can produce the kind of image quality that solid visual journalism requires, this is the one for you.
Dance’s core philosophy of design is simple: Get out of the way of the content and create interactive graphics designed to keep viewers engaged.
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