Skydiver jumps 150 times in one day
Prior Lake skydiver Kevin Burkart completed 150 jumps in one day. Burkart’s original goal was 200 jumps, but overcast skies in the morning delayed the start of the event by six hours. This story was originally featured on StarTribune.com.
Storytelling advice from three different mediums
The Minnesota News Photographers Association held their 2010 convention this weekend highlighting some of the best in photojournalism. The convention has always been an interesting place to reflect on some of the changes in visual journalism with many of the attendees coming from a traditional newspaper background. For the final presentation at this year’s conference, [...]
The murder of journalist Arthur Kasherman
In 1945, newspaper publisher Arthur Kasherman was gunned down on a snowy street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Was he a crusader for justice, or a low-life who angered the underworld once too many? Watch the video, read the stories and maybe you’ll solve a 65-year-old murder mystery. About the Site Rubbed Out is an experiment in [...]
Learning online video from the “White Castle lady”
Here’s a link to my Other Future of News (#ofon) presentation on “making the most of online video.” Please take a look and let me know what you think! The Other Future of News conference took place on December 12, 2009, and was a response to MPR’s Future of News event that took place earlier [...]
Vikings-Packers: Beyond the victory
A photo recap of Monday night’s game. The Vikings won 30-23 and Brett Favre became the first player to defeat all 32 NFL teams. Originally produced for the Star Tribune. Photography by Carlos Gonzalez, Jerry Holt, Brian Peterson, Jeff Wheeler and McKenna Ewen.
Winning the (video) story
As of late, I’ve been thinking a lot about the best way for newspapers to compete with TV stations to win the big video stories of the day. When I started working with newspaper video, my goal was always to be first. Since the web offered an opportunity to upload a video at any time, [...]
Twinkie sales at the fair
State Fair salesman Sean Leake stirs up interest in his deep-fried Twinkies.
