Good audio: Homeless in New Jersey
The New York Times produced this first-rate slideshow with audio:
Homeless in Suburban New Jersey
This is one of those great examples when hearing the subjects speak in their own voices makes a huge difference.
They used their own Flash template, not a Soundslides. Reported by Kareem Fahim. Photos by Tyler Hicks. Producer: Juliet Gorman.
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Categories: audio, slideshows
Much better than that old formula.
Angela, do you mean their dull voiceovers read by reporters? Heh! It would be good if those are gone forever!
What makes this so good is that the audio is radio journalism
at its best – reporter’s voice for summarizing facts and subject(s)
voice for expressing emotions and feelings.
The audio could stand on its own but the images give us a richer experience by letting
us see and experience what we’re hearing.
And that’s what an audio slideshow should be.