Thursday, February 19, 2009

The "realness" of stories

I have to say, watching A New Dawn made me realize how very powerful multimedia presentations can be. I also watched Unintended Consequences. I thought that both projects were able to present stories so powerfully. I've never been affected that way by reading an article or watching a newscast. There's just something lacking about it-- I think it's the fact that the subjects of the stories tell the stories, instead of someone else (a writer, reporter, or broadcaster) telling it for them.
I've heard about the violence against women in African countries; I've heard about PTSD; I've heard about drug addiction. But I think the multimedia presentation affected me in a way that I never really had been before.
--Tara Cavanaugh

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