Can the Sun-Sentinel be outdone?
In continuation with my last entry, here are some other newspapers trying to do what the Sun-Sentinel has done. None of the examples match up to the fun, broadcast style of Sun-Sentinel videojournalist Tiffany Ellis’ “Harvey’s Highlights.”
- The Denver Post’s Jim Armstrong gives it a try with JimmyTube. It has potential. I could not find any record of videos prior to the one taken after the Denver Broncos’ last preseason game. It looks good. Let’s see if The Denver Post can spice it up and keep it going.
- The Kansas City Star decided to post slide shows with audio (bottom left of the page under “Training camp: photos with audio”) after some of the Kansas City Chiefs training camp practices. The photos are nice, but did they think I wouldn’t notice that all the slide shows have the same audio? What I can say is that the Star’s Adam Tiecher has been doing a video blog for the last couple of months about the Chiefs, but it lacks proper production and style.
- On StarTribune.com, aside from player interviews, they provided a video analysis by writers Kevin Seifert and Judd Zulgad for the upcoming Minnesota Vikings season. It is very informative but also very awkward (like in the pit of your stomach kind of awkward). The player interviews are fun but exactly what the NFL has been monitoring. These videos may be taken down soon.
The trend of these “stand-up” videos is sure to grow. News outlets will do anything they can to get their readers their news through the best medium.
Here is a story from The Washington Post about the NFL’s new rules. They can explain it much better than I can.
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