With a click of the mouse, you can pinpoint where emergency help is needed; where collapsed buildings are located; where contaminated water is an issue; where there are security threats, etc. A graph shows the progress or lack of it in each category. At the bottom of the page are twitter comments and up-to-date links to stories, pictures and video. I think this is one of the easiest to maneuver and most comprehensive sites for information on almost every aspect of the Haiti earthquake story."This Crisis Map of Haiti represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date crisis map available to the humanitarian community. The information here is mapped in near real time and gathered from reports coming from inside Haiti via:
SMS, Web, Email, Radio, Phone, Twitter, Facebook, Television, List-serves, Live streams, Situation Reports"
This interactive graphic created by AFP highlights the troubled history of the Caribbean nation.
The L.A. Times produced a simple, smart overview of earthquakes -- what causes them and why -- in this interactive earthquake primer.
I'm a fan of Lens. It's a mainstream media site that features great examples of creative multimedia storytelling.
"Lens is the photography blog of The New York Times, presenting the finest and most interesting visual and multimedia reporting — photographs, videos and slide shows. A showcase for Times photographers, it also seeks to highlight the best work of other newspapers, magazines and news and picture agencies; in print, in books, in galleries, in museums and on the Web."
Haitifeed features the latest pictures, video and information from dozens of blogs, international news sites, and mainstream media.I'll end this post with a touching story by NBC News correspondent Kerry Sanders blogging from Haiti.
"Haitifeed is a website that gathers news, blog posts, videos and pictures relating to Haiti. On the site you’ll be able to get fresh up to date information on Haiti as it flows on the web. To better experience the site we recommend that you follow us on twitter ”@haitifeed” and retweet all our tweets that you would like to see on the site."
Good work,Bonnie. Thank you for providing these very useful links that I never knew before.
ReplyDeleteWhen I visit these websites, I often wonder how they manage these different medium on one single platform.
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ReplyDeleteBonnie - I found your post on multimedia coverage in Haiti informative and interesting. The link to Haitifeed was a great addition to the coverage I've found on Haiit. The website covers many aspects of the disaster and uses multimedia (pictures, text, video) as well as links to outside sources regarding Haiti. I also enjoyed the Lens section that you featured. I forgot about the NYT photoblog - it is such a great source of pictorial documentation. A great find - I especially enjoyed how the pictures show a 'timeline' through timeframes of Haiti, very interesting!
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Bonnie,
ReplyDeleteThe Haiti map site is amazing. It's heartbreaking to see how much help is still needed in that country. I also like the fact that the site includes twitter feeds as well as up-to-date stories.
The Kerry Sanders story was indeed very touching.
Thanks for sharing,
Jen
I liked both of the websites. The Haitifeed seems to be the way people are going to make information less confusing and offering choices for choosing what you want to read or view. Good stuff!!
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