Packaging Your Reporting for the YouTube and Video Game Generation

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Packaging Your Reporting for the YouTube and
Video Game Generation

• Mindy McAdams
• University of Florida

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2006 AAAS Science Journalism award
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Audio Slideshows
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Online slideshows allow the audience to see
more of your story
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To produce an audio slideshow, you need

• A good audio recorder with a very good microphone
• Audacity (free), a program for editing audio
• A professional photojournalist
• Soundslides

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Video
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Video excels at personifying your story shows
motion and emotion
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Animated Infographics
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Animation is not always interactive
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When animation is interactive, it can be very
effective
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Interactive Animations
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Interactive data is a whole different animal!
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Interactive Data (1)
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Interactive Data (2)
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Big, Big Packages
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, 2005
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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, 2005
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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, 2005
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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, 2005
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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, 2005
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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, 2005
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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, 2005
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What if the big, big package were based on
exploration and discovery?
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Is this the future of science journalism?
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Two examples of innovation
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Tenement Museum New York, 2006
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Library of Congress, 2005
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Library of Congress, 2005
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In Conclusion

• Seek out innovative online sites
• Work with graphic designers and infographic
  artists who can make your stories instantly
  intriguing
• Work with programmers who can make your data
  interactive
• Play to the long shelf life of online packages

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Packaging Your Reporting for the YouTube and
Video Game Generation

• Mindy McAdams
• http//mindymcadams.com