September
2008
Photo Galleries0
The online journalism review tested four free online slide show creators, picture trail, bubble share, slide flicker and the winner Picasa. Last weeks blog touched on new tools for reporting and this is certainly one of them.
Not only does this tool come in handy for personal use such as Facebook and MySpace, it also serves great purpose to online reporting. Visuals are great aids for story telling and can attract audience attention. Just take into account the Brownlow medal, for example I visit the story on gossip sites and don’t read the content (does it look like I know anything about AFL). Instead I look at the flash style photo galleries that showcase the nights fashion highlights.
As for my best-friend, she is a different kettle of fish altogether when it comes to news. Just the other day whilst conversing about a meaningful subject, she mentioned the fact that she has her daily intake of news online via photo galleries. Astonished by her actions (as news is not her forte) and jealous at the fact that I had not been introduced I dared to ask about the innovative photo gallery that keeps her up to date with all the world news. I quote, “E! News” was her answer. Stumbling for thought, I wasn’t sure whether it was an E-online news service or if she was actually referring to Entertainment News as a legitimate source for current affairs.
As entertainment news moves to photo galleries, perhaps mainstream will follow in order to attract those who are too lazy or time poor to actually read.
The fun new tool is easy to experiment with and I suggest you all have a go!
