Thursday, November 1, 2018

Pre-Video Assignment, Roberts

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000006190133/protesters-rally-against-trumps-visit-to-pittsburgh.html

This is a multimedia project from The New York Times, showing protests in Pittsburgh against Trump's visit in the wake of the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue. Since I'm from Pittsburgh, I might be a bit biased, but I feel like this video does not capture the anger that coursed through the city with Trump's suggestion that the attack could have been avoided if an armed guard had been present at the place of worship. The camera is blurry and while the audio is good -- a quiet singing of "This Land is Your Land" -- the video angles chosen do not properly convey the size of the protest. Also, the video is way too short to do the protest justice, at less than 30 seconds long.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000006184109/pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue.html

On the other hand, this multimedia project from The New York Times, which walks through the aftermath of the Pittsburgh shooting, is extremely well put together. It has impactful visuals and follows the line of grief, confusion, and rage the city went through in the wake of the attack.


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