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Multimedia Picker: Choose the right medium for your message

Thursday, April 02, 2009

With all the different ways to present a news story online, many often ask how they should select the multimedia tool that is best for a particular story. There is never any concrete answer, but with the multimedia picker embedded below, you can at least have an idea of which technology will work best to showcase a story or idea.

Again, the results are not steadfast solutions, but rather an idea generator for multimedia storytelling. For even more ways to visualize an online story, check out the periodic table of visualizations.

Also on 10,000 Words:

• What is...? A handy guide for the new media novice
• Where to find the best in Flash journalism
• News databases: Turning numbers into knowledge
• 8 Ways of visualizing the news

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1 Comments

Kate Martin Says:

Great find. I love the periodic table. This should be helpful for the next time I need an idea for online graphics!

April 3, 2009 7:48 AM

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