BEING A BLACK MAN
Being a black man (Washington Post) is like the almost-perfect multimedia package. It combines text, polls, archive, audio, video, slideshows, and animated graphics in a well design home page (and offers the visitor info about the special, FAQ´s, a contact adress and a feedback link). In other words, it has an excellent use of the multimedia platform.
Every item in the special has its how homepage, different than other and thar give the content a more attractive presentation.
EL VIAJE EN QUE ERNESTO SE CONVIRTIÓ EN EL CHE
El viaje en que Ernesto se convirtió en el Che (Clarín) is a great work of the argentine journalist Gustavo Sierra who travel with Calica Ferrer through the places that changes Che Guevara´s mind for ever. But despite the content, the specials weak. All the information is in the videos, that had a great visual display; the image gallery and the chronics are not easy to access and don´t add substantial content the special, they just paratexts. The presentation size is small, though Flash makes it more dynamic. In the end, the story of Ernesto "Che" Guevara prevails the weaknesses and makes the special satisfactory.
Two great animated infographics.Passing the Torch: An Evolution of Form. Combining all the Olympic´s torches in a row with a little text box an using the magic of flash animation, NY Times shocked all the Beijing 2008 especial just with theses graphic. It was also supplemented by an audio of a NYTimes journalist who detailed the visual information.
Stars Wars. Las Guerras Clon. This animated interactive especial of El Comercio the Perú is also a good example of hoy to use, gather and present visual information of a complex issues like the Star Wars saga; despite it lacks ok music, audio and video.
Adio!