It is obvious that newspaper journalism is changing and has to find ways to adapt to the internet and television. Last class we worked on soundslides to show how print and photographic journalism can come to life on the computer. In my opinion, this program is extremely useful for embracing the modern turn of journalism. In her article, Blurring Boundaries: What Print Journalists Can Learn from Video Editors, Regina McCombs addresses the issues with multimedia journalism. She interviewed four television editors and asked for their critique on how audio slideshows could be improved for better storytelling. Ram Guzman, chief editor at KTVT in Dallas-Fort Worth made a very interesting observation regarding the transformation of print journalism and "said he really liked what he saw. 'It seemed like the line between print and TV is changing, and people are bridging that gap.'"

Since we just learned about slideshows, I thought it would be interesting to pass on some of the information I read to the rest of the class in case anyone has to work with slideshows in the future.
Some tips that were suggested with the slideshows were:
- Be conscious about pacing and timing. Just because you really like an image, doesn't mean everyone else will be as fascinated by it. Have it serve its purpose and move on.
- Don't overly use effects such as dissolve and swipe just because you have them.
- Don't rely too much on narration, sometimes the best sound is from what you might be shooting at the time; environmental sounds

Overall, the television editors were excited about the potential for slideshows and said they'll be looking out for more. I guess it was a good thing we learned them when we did.

Do you feel like slideshows will have an important part in the future of journalism? What do you think about the tips the television editors gave?