Best
Feature Picture Story - Sites
over 500K views/month
Best Picture
Story judging criteria:
The
best use of still photographs where the content of the images is presented
in the most direct and easily accessible way possible. Animation can
be used only to advance from one image to another and audio, where
appropriate, can be used to enhance the storytelling.
First
Place: Aging
in America - msnbc.com
Second Place: Crashing
Hard into Adulthood - latimes.com (Gail Fisher)
Third Place: Clinton's
Last Days - time.com Judges'
comments:
"Aging
in America" is a paragon for still-photography and audio storytelling
on the web, raising the bar for online newsrooms. This story topped
our Best Feature Picture Story. Offering incredible depth, the package's
emotional connection furthers the issue of aging in America for
the reader and moves the issue in the realm of public discussion.
Both the music and dialogue enhanced each photo package, appropriately
paying special attention to its sequencing and synchronization.
The video-like interface not only allows users to scrub through
the series of photos but also gives feedback on the length of the
sequence and the number of photos, indicated by the vertical ticks
on the bar. The general level of attention to detail made this site
a clear choice for the committee. -- Andrew DeVigal
Best
Feature Picture Story
- Independent
First Place:
Communities
Against Violence - Donna DeCesare
Second Place: Kids
in Chaos - Melissa Lyttle
Third Place: (no award*)
Judges'
comments:
"Communities Against Violence" topped our selection for Best Feature
Story due to its solid presentation of how several Columbian communities
are carving out a tenuous harmony from unfathomable disorder. The
story did have some shortcomings. Photographs along the side of
the text block were small and did not offer any options for viewing
as larger images. Tighter editing, or alternative selections, may
have made the picture stories more compelling. "Kids in Chaos" is
an emotionally and visually rich insider's view of a family on the
edge. The simplicity of the black and white presentation is refreshing
and the judges found themselves engrossed in the story. However,
this piece fell to second place because it lacks deeper context
and captions. The images are outstanding. The committee chose not
to award a third place in this category. -- J. Carl Ganter
In
several categories, first, second, or third place awards were not
given because the work did not reflect the standards expected from
that position compared to the entire body of contest submissions.
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