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tips, techniques and best practices for making audio photo slideshows

A sample interactive audio story and some thoughts on journalism curriculum

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Mu Lin

I came across an interactive audio story by New York Times titled “The New Generation of Pizzerias.” Whenever I see something of interest, such as this one, I always try to figure out how my students can create something similar. … Continue reading →

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Tips on making a good audio photo slideshow: Visual variety, nat sound, noise-free narration

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Mu Lin

I want to use an NPPA multimedia contest winning audio photo slideshow, Sister Judy, to discuss three tips for producing a good slideshow: visual variety, nat sound, and noise-free recording.

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Tips on writing online photo captions

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Mu Lin

Guidelines on writing captions for photos that go with an online article: Describe the action taking place in the photo. Identify every person (or major persons) in the photo. Put the picture into context by providing background or additional information. … Continue reading →

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