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Not all stories make good multimedia stories. The best multimedia stories are multi-dimensional. They include action for video, a process that can be illustrated with a graphic (e.g., "how tornadoes form" or "how this new surgery works"), someone who can give some pithy quotes for video or audio, and/or strong emotions for still photos and audio. Most multimedia stories require that the reporter go into the field to report the story face-to-face with sources, rather than doing a story entirely by telephone.

Great article on multimedia storytelling using examples and articles and studies for support. "The Internet has raised concerns that digital media will spell doom for the narrative, replaced by constant bursts of information lacking any context and a flood of raw video and data. Younger people in particular are said to lack the attention span for reading in-depth stories and are supposedly turned off by long and complex narratives. Rather than undermining the traditional narrative, the Internet is an opportunity to experiment with multi-dimensional storytelling and new narrative approaches that provide context and depth and also are more compelling and engaging. So instead of a single linear narrative, a story can be broken up into a series of narratives organized as topical subsections that people can explore according to their own interests."

Great site that explains the steps in creating a multimedia story.

"We asked Thibodeaux a few questions about his new role, his plans for the future of AP multimedia and how rank-and-file journalists can get involved in interactive projects. Here's a lightly edited version of our email exchange:"

How to Do a Rough Storyboard A multimedia story is some combination of video, text, still photos, audio, graphics and interactivity presented in a nonlinear format in which the information in each medium is complementary, not redundant. So your storyboard should be put together with all those elements in mind.

Intern Edition from NPR is an entirely intern-run multimedia newsmagazine. One of the hallmarks of NPR's internship program, this semester-long project unites 40 interns across the country, from nearly every department at NPR, to report, edit, produce and design everything you see here. The project culminates in a 30-minute multimedia show that premieres on the Web and at the NPR headquarters in Washington D.C. at the end of the internship term.

"This week's RJI Futures Lab explores tools that make it easier to turn text into video, to create multimedia explanations and to create digital magazines."

"The Transom Online Workshop (TOW) is an experimental learning environment for conveying the art and craft of multimedia storytelling, supported by the Knight Prototype Fund. The mentor is Scott Carrier, Peabody Award-winning producer and Communications Professor. You can look and listen in at the TOW 0.2 Facebook Group page. We have started our final beta test, TOW 0.3. This workshop is now full and accepting no more testers. At this point we do not know if they'll be another instructor-led workshop. We will, however, offer an instructor-less (free) web-based path thru the learning materials, due out February 2014."

"Imagine an online environment for learning the art and craft of multimedia journalism, a place for media consumers to become media producers. We think this goal realizable because … we're doing it. In the Transom Online Workshop (TOW) a bunch of wanna-be producers come together as a group on Facebook, where a couple of instructors lead them through four basic exercises that require the students learn to use the tools and software involved in photo journalism, radio, and video production. It's not easy, but they figure it out, with help from each other. It's a prototype and we've made some mistakes, learned a lot. This is where we are now, starting the second beta test (Knight Prototype Fund-ed). We designed the workshops so people could quickly become better storytellers, and so we, the designers, could observe the way someone acquires a creative skill, such as storytelling."

"A training site for multimedia and online journalists"

"News & Advance photographer Jill Nance has won two awards in the National Press Photographers Association's 2011 Best Of Photojournalism contest. The national awards in the multimedia category were announced on Friday in Durham, N.C.  Nance earned second place in the feature audio-slideshow category for "Special Needs, Special Driver," about Frankie Keen, who drives a Lynchburg City Schools bus for special-needs children.  Other winners in that category were Los Angeles Times, first place; and The New York Times, third place. Nance also won a second-place award in the sports audio-slideshow category for "Comeback Coach," about Brookville High School softball coach Gary Ferguson and his recovery from leukemia.  Other winners: Los Angeles Times, first place; and Associated Press, third place."

"I teach university courses about online journalism and the changing ways we use technologies for communication. I love seeing multimedia used well to tell journalism stories."

Multimedia graphic storytelling

"A powerful multimedia piece by Maisie Crow about a young man with Prader-Willi Syndrome. For more from Maisie Crow, visit maisiecrow.com"

"Programs around the country are encouraging self-expression, critical-thinking skills, and collaborative learning through digital-media production. Learning to research and write scripts, hone interviewing techniques, and edit footage are just some of the skills students develop during the creative process-a process that touches on multiple academic subjects and builds both self-esteem and confidence-traits shown to lead to better grades."

"Dr.  Mu Lin is a digital journalism professional and educator in New Jersey, United States. MulinBlog is a place for Dr. Lin to share his research and thoughts about digital/multimedia journalism with students, instructors and media professionals."

Writing is low on the priority list in our online journalism classes, not because I want it to be, but because we've got limited time to focus on other things. During two-hour classes, students create individual or group websites and learn how to operate online content management systems. They produce audio slideshows, podcasts and videos. They join online communities or create their own. They gather raw data and use it to create online visualizations. They tinker with HTML and CSS, and dissect their website's analytics, among many other tasks. By the end of term, students will produce a body of multimedia journalism work and become active participants in an online network throughout which they can disseminate their work. Students complete many of our projects without writing a piece of text longer than an average tweet, which can be a major letdown for budding wordsmiths.

"As 2013 comes to a close, I think these student journalists deserve a little bit more recognition. To honor their journalistic endeavors, we've rounded up this year's best articles, projects and multimedia from student publications across the country."

"The Futuro Media Group is an independent non-profit media organization dedicated to producing multimedia journalism that explores and gives critical voice to the diversity of the American experience."

Slideshows from the Online News Site for Prince George HS in Virginia.