The presentation integrates multiple formats in four segments.
Her story on the Las Vegas Sun's site has a gallery and video on a single page.
Which version do you prefer and why?
From left: The original with multiple entry points; the Las Vegas Sun’s treatment, with all assets on a single page. Click on each to study the differences. Please comment below.
From left: The original with multiple entry points; the Las Vegas Sun’s treatment, with all assets on a single page. Click on each to study the differences. Please comment below.
ABOUT THIS REPORTING PROJECT
In most cases, profiles are pretty straightforward. You should give the reader a vivid sense of the person’s background, personality and what they do that makes them newsworthy. In print, the profile can have a more defined chronological structure than in broadcast, where the writing has to follow good (or available) video.
In reporting on the Asian community in Las Vegas — the fastest growing in the nation — I chose to produce three multimedia profiles. It called for a new approach to storytelling about an individual.
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