Wednesday, September 10, 2008

thoughts on multimedia

i've just finished watching a few of the multimedia stories on mediastorm.org and i found them to be absolutely stunning. these stories, all completely different, some devastating and some hopeful, are presented so beautifully.
before watching these i didn't really know what multimedia was. i knew it was using sound and videos and music but i never thought of combining them in such a powerful way. i think this is a great way to present some stories, but not all. i love writing and reading and i think that a well written story can be just as moving. i would be devastated if print journalism fell out of practice but believe that multimedia and print can exist together harmoniously. in addition, though multimedia encompasses more mediums, photography, video, and sound, it cannot capture the depth that a well researched written story can.
i imagine that multimedia stories will become very popular very soon.

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