Surfing the North Carolina Coast

Beautiful black and white surf images from Chris Bickford and the New York Times Travel section.

Americanpoverty.org

Excellent photo essays from photojournalists around the country.

From the website, “In Our Own Backyard is an organization of photojournalists committed to the cause of social justice in the United States. Our inaugural project, AmericanPoverty.org is a multimedia examination of the daily struggles of impoverished Americans: a comprehensive and innovative campaign that will affect the way the general public and policymakers think about poverty in America.”

Big Picture Blog: Glacier National Park

Beautiful photo gallery from one of our most beautiful National Parks.

How Do You Correct Errors in Video Stories (from Ken Kobre’s blog)

Kobre’s discussion is a good one so jump in.

An Alaskan Village in Crisis

I don’t like voice overs but the story and visuals in this piece from The New York Times is extremely compelling.

Beginners Guide to Digital Cameras and Video

This blog post from dpreview.com may come in handy during the holiday season. Because you are a multimedia journalist your relatives and friends think you are an expert on all digital cameras. Take a minute and read this post, then pass it on.

Save Our Sounds

This is a cool idea. The BBC is using reader submitted audio to create this “sound map”.

Ten Tips for Working With Music in Multimedia, from the Media Storm Blog

Media Storm is generously sharing the secrets of their success.

Times of Crisis, Reuters

I don’t think of the financial crisis as a particularly visual story but Reuters and the Media Storm team have produced a very rich visual multimedia story. It is worth the 11 minutes, 42 seconds.

Let me know what you are watching by leaving a comment or emailing me at vhoeppner@freedomforum.org.

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