Multimedia Package - In-Depth
This category emphasizes the use of multiple media in telling a story. All forms of media are allowed; audio, video, still photography, graphics, and/or animation. The specific elements are not individually judged in this category; judging is based on the package as a whole.
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First Place
The Cost of War: Traumatic Brain Injury
Coming home a different person
The Washington Post
Coming home a different person is a multimedia series that tells the stories of five men who came home from military service to face physical, mental and emotional challenges as a result of the traumatic brain injury they each sustained.
Producer, Video Journalist, Narrator and Editor: Whitney Shefte
Reporter: Christian Davenport and Whitney Shefte
Photographer: Marvin Joseph and Whitney Shefte
Design and Development: Kat Downs
Motion Graphics: Alberto Cuadra
Text/Story Editor: Marc Fisher
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Comments
A remarkable story, well told. The people in these stories are engaging and empathetic. Combined with compelling infographics and animation, this package is a winner. The navigation for this story is also easy and intuitive. The judges only wish that the top navigational bar was a bit clearer on the viewer's current location. A minor issue.
Second Place
Top Secret America
The Washington Post
The government has built a national security and intelligence system so big, so complex and so hard to manage, no one really knows if it's fulfilling its most important purpose: keeping its citizens safe.
Producers, Video Journalists: Whitney Shefte and Ben De La Cruz
Project Producer: Lauren Keane
Photographer: Michael Williamson
Design,Development, Graphics: Kat Downs, Sarah Sampsel
Reporters: Dana Priest, William M. Arkin, Ben De La Cruz, Whitney Shefte
Project Editor, Design: Justin Ferrell
Additional Editing by: Danillo Black USA
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Comments
Top Secret America is an important national issue that successfully presents the enormous scope of the topic. It presents dense layers of information in creative ways. The navigation is intuitive and helpful.This package is a testament to fine journalism.
Third Place
The Hidden Life of Guns
The Washington Post
In 2003, Congress prohibited federal authorities from releasing any data tying a gun recovered in a crime to the store or dealer that first sold it. In The Hidden Life of Guns, an eight-part series featuring print stories, online documentary videos, interactive graphics and databases, online discussions and documents, The Post broke the congressionally imposed secrecy to show the impact of gun sales at local, state and national levels.
Video: Ben de la Cruz, James V. Grimaldi
Photography: Ricky Carioti
Reporters: David S. Fallis, James V. Grimaldi, Sari Horwitz, Cheryl W. Thompson
Interactive Designer: Wilson Andrews
Graphics: Mary Kate Cannistra, Todd Lindeman, Brenna Maloney
Research: Alice Crites, Jennifer Jenkins, Julie Tate
Investigative Editors: Jeff Leen, Lauren Keane
Comments
The Hidden Life of Guns is a strong example of the use of data to tell the story. The informational graphic is one of the best we've seen. The package navigation could have been a little more intuitive. The judges ranked this story third because while the video portion is strong, there's isn't a main character; the package does not personalize an otherwise compelling story. We missed a stronger human connection.
Award of Excellence
WASP: Women With Wings In WWII
NPR
About 1,100 young women flew military aircraft stateside during World War II as part of a program called Women Airforce Service Pilots Ôø‡ WASP for short. These civilian volunteers ferried and tested planes so male pilots could head to combat duty. The groundbreaking program lasted only two years and nearly fell through the cracks of history.
Team: Cindy Carpien, Heidi Glenn, Tanya Ballard Brown, Nelson Hsu, Coburn Dukehart
Timeline: Katherine Sharp Landdeck/Texas Woman's University
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Comments
This package's timeline is an excellent example of how to present a plethora of information in an easily of understandable form. It offers an elegant interface and the use of before and after pictures for each pilot was quite compelling. The judges appreciated the sting video and the use of archival images, but like so many pieces in this contest, it would have been stronger without the continual use of cross dissolves between images.
