Assigned in class Tuesday, Feb. 10

Critique two audio slideshows that inspire you. Your post must meet each of the following requirements to receive full credit:

  1. They must be relevant to your topic.
  2. They must have captions on all photos.
  3. Provide their titles. In the titles, link to them using inline links. Don’t just type the URL in your post. It’s unprofessional.
  4. Identify the people who created them. Include the name of their news organizations.
  5. Briefly describe and critique their content. How well do they synchronize sound with pictures? Is each image onscreen long enough for you to “read” the image? Or are they up for too short of a time? How well are the captions written? Use “Writing photo cutlines (aka captions).pdf” as your guide to good captions.
  6. Briefly explain the journalistic value in their content.
  7. Explain what you find inspiring about them.
  8. Ask your readers a question related to the content in one or more of the slideshows you identify.
  9. Assign categories and tags to your post.

Example of the kind of slideshow I want you to write about

The Girl in the Window: Danielle, 6, was rescued from unfathomable living conditions. Can the love and care of her adoptive family compensate for a lifetime of neglect? An audio slideshow by the Tampa Bay Tribune.
http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/the-girl-in-the-window/750838 

Some good sources for audio slideshows 

New York Times Multimedia/Photos page online: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/

You can also do the following search in Google to narrow the search results to nothing but audio slideshows on a given site by searching for the exact phrase “audio slideshow” and the word “site” followed by a colon and a url. Example:
“audio slideshow” site:www.nytimes.com

National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com

Online News Association Social Shares: Top Audio/Photo Slideshows Chosen by ONA’s Community: Pick photo. Do not pick video to write about.
http://journalists.org/2011/12/22/social-shares-top-audio-photo-slideshows-chosen-by-onas-community/ 

Deadline: Post by 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. Email link to your post mjf0009@auburn.edu