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Monday, November 11, 2013

Audio/visual journalism site


Until now I have been especially interested in telling the news via photography. Photos can covey a certain powerful message but what if I added audio to the equation? Here’s my idea: a site that features slideshows of pictures, but while the slideshows are playing, there is audio from the scene playing at the same time. You’re probably wondering why I wouldn’t just choose to take a video instead. With this approach, I think the reporter would have the opportunity to show off more variety in sights and sounds. A short caption that gives the reader an overview of the scene on a larger scale would prove to be help as well. This is just a random idea I had that combines senses to create one interactive platform unto which the news can be told. The reader would hopefully feel a sense of involvement with the presentation. Hopefully, the feeling of actually being on scene would be replicated. 

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