Another day, another reporter
Katharine "Kit" Seelye of The New York Times is here today and tomorrow, reporting on the Public Square initiative. If you want to talk to her about what we're doing, shout here or e-mail. She spent about 45 minutes interviewing me earlier this morning and is now talking to other N&R staffers who blog.
I continue to slog away at multimedia editing/production for stories by Allison Perkins and Tina Firesheets that remain in the works. I'm learning as I go, so be patient ... and say a prayer for my co-workers, because I'm going to have to turn around at some point and start teaching them this stuff, too.
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You guys have to be the most interviewed newspaper in the U.S.
Posted on May 3, 2005 1:03 PM
Yeah, which would be great if we actually had everything up and running, as you pointed out today.
Posted on May 3, 2005 1:14 PM
Lex, you're teasing us.
Since you say multimedia, I assume it's not just audio. Are you v-blogging some stories? Will the N&R beat the local TV stations to the punch with web video? Do I need to break out the truth serum? Are you using Avid, FCP, or Premiere?
I calculate that since I first got into media work 10 years ago, I've spent roughly half that time in an edit suite - half of that time watching a little render progress bar.
That's why I can't go out during daylight hours anymore. My corneas would spontaneously combust.
As soon as you can say what's up, I'm dying to know.
Posted on May 3, 2005 11:14 PM
I can say what's up right now: Allison Perkins has a story now scheduled to run in Friday's Life section, with a page featuring a Flash slide show and four video clips. I shot the video/audio and one of the stills, edited the video/audio and kindasorta designed the page. We used a Canon hand-held, which is all we've got right now, so don't expect broadcast quality.
(Geek note: Our pages include a lot of server-side includes in the left and right columns, so designing a page is sort of like acting in front of a blue screen: You know there are other things there that you are supposed to be reacting to, but you have to imagine them.)
Posted on May 4, 2005 9:17 AM