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September 3, 2009 at 6:53 p.m.
Want to do your next multimedia project without emptying your wallet? Mark Luckie over at 10,000 Words has you covered: 8 Ways to save money on your next multimedia project.
Truth is, most of what a journalist needs to work online is free, and a lot (often the best) is open source: Visualizing data? Try Django or ManyEyes (depending on how you feel about code). Want photo galleries? Embed a Flickr slide show, or go nuts on Vuvox. Need a wiki on your site? Here's four options.
How much good, no-cost stuff is out there?
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July 6, 2009 at 5:55 p.m.
Before she flew to Russia ahead of Barack Obama's trip there this week, someone gave Margaret Warner an HD Flip Cam to shoot a few video diaries for the web. They came out a little bouncy, not quite the quality we'd get from more serious video equipment and the sound, while way better than I would have expected, could still be a bit clearer.
But the big thing I see in this video, and what I really like about it, is a reporter having fun.
