The Boston Globe gave tribute to 9/11 all over its website. They commemorated the anniversary by changing their nameplate, featuring a rose and an American flag background. The patriotic feel continued throughout the homepage. They used a red, white and blue color scheme.
Brian McGrory's ten-page feature "Up from the ashes" was linked directly below an illustration of New York City's skyline, pre-9/11, still containing the Twin Towers the day of the. I think Boston.com did a great job of covering the attacks, and giving the anniversary a local feel.
These stories could not have been from any city. They were about Boston. One feature focused on the workers at Boston's Logan International Airport, where two of the planes left from on Sept. 11, 2001. While other news centers focused on New York, The Boston Globe focused on its readers and provided information relative to them. They can relate to the airport workers. They could have been their neighbors.
This story also features a gripping video – "Departure Point."
Another video summarizes the importance of this anniversary as a preview to future content. On Sept. 11, 2011, Boston.com featured a live video feed of the memorial service from New York.
The last in an eight-part 9/11 series, this 10-page story on remembrances of the attacks, truly aims for the heart, as Al Tompkins describes in Aim for the Heart, his book on multimedia reporting.
McGrory concludes this series by telling the stories of those lost and those who continue to remember them. They are done mourning, but they do not forget their loved ones.
He introduces his text by beginning with a video – "Where were you?" By doing this, McGrory creates a package, perfectly reflective of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The readers will remember how this digital journalism made them feel.
The Boston Globe also did not forget the attacks after the anniversary passed. Days later, coverage of the memorial could still be easily found on their homepage. The day after the memorial service was featured live on the site, a story appeared focused on the new memorial site.
Today, two days after the anniversary, The Boston Globe updated its site with another 9/11 piece, focusing on how New York will continue to move on.
I was impressed with The Boston Globe's in-depth coverage and use of multimedia.
Brian McGrory's ten-page feature "Up from the ashes" was linked directly below an illustration of New York City's skyline, pre-9/11, still containing the Twin Towers the day of the. I think Boston.com did a great job of covering the attacks, and giving the anniversary a local feel.
These stories could not have been from any city. They were about Boston. One feature focused on the workers at Boston's Logan International Airport, where two of the planes left from on Sept. 11, 2001. While other news centers focused on New York, The Boston Globe focused on its readers and provided information relative to them. They can relate to the airport workers. They could have been their neighbors.
This story also features a gripping video – "Departure Point."
Another video summarizes the importance of this anniversary as a preview to future content. On Sept. 11, 2011, Boston.com featured a live video feed of the memorial service from New York.
The last in an eight-part 9/11 series, this 10-page story on remembrances of the attacks, truly aims for the heart, as Al Tompkins describes in Aim for the Heart, his book on multimedia reporting.
McGrory concludes this series by telling the stories of those lost and those who continue to remember them. They are done mourning, but they do not forget their loved ones.
He introduces his text by beginning with a video – "Where were you?" By doing this, McGrory creates a package, perfectly reflective of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The readers will remember how this digital journalism made them feel.
The Boston Globe also did not forget the attacks after the anniversary passed. Days later, coverage of the memorial could still be easily found on their homepage. The day after the memorial service was featured live on the site, a story appeared focused on the new memorial site.
Today, two days after the anniversary, The Boston Globe updated its site with another 9/11 piece, focusing on how New York will continue to move on.
I was impressed with The Boston Globe's in-depth coverage and use of multimedia.
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