Want An Escape Plan?

This piece on “Preppers” (and no, this is not about Topsiders and polo shirts) has several elements of multimedia – what do you think of the combination?

The Doomsday Preppers of New York

Audio Slideshow from NYTimes

There is an interesting choice here for this piece on stair racing. Watch this one and compare it to this one on a HS quiz team.

What are the interactive differences? Do you like the first or second better? They are both competitions – both have multiple voices – both first person narrative (rather than narrator).

Great Storytelling Advise

This post from Advancing the Story has wonderful reminders about what makes a good story. There is a good example linked too. This is specifically for broadcast, but the rules apply.