Judging for BOP 2008 is now complete. Congratulations to all the winners!
The Awards Ceremony will be held in conjunction with Convergence08 and the Multimedia Immersion in Louisville, KY the last week in May.
Come celebrate the winners, and learn from the best in still, video and multimedia.
Archived versions of the free daily webinar about the contest are being offered by Poynter and NewsU. Join Kenny Irby to learn about learn what impressed the judges, what ethical issues arose in this year’s entries, and how multimedia storytelling is affecting photojournalism.
Best of Photojournalism 2008 Winners
Best Use of the Web
The Best Use of the Web winner is chosen among the winners in each of the other categories. Sites are not entered into the Best Use of the Web competition directly.
The winner will demonstrate a mastery of photographic and visual storytelling in an online environment. Content, interface design, navigation, and interactivity will all be evaluated to find the site that best furthers the evolution of web-based visual journalism.
Multimedia Packages
Highlights the use of audio, video and animation in the presentation of web-based stories. Judges will pay special attention to the use of available technology to complement and enhance the art of visual storytelling.
Entries may include single galleries, slideshows or video, as well as packages that include multiple elements that were grouped and published together as a single story or theme.
Content, usability, and interactivity are key to this celebration of cutting-edge storytelling.
Web Video Photography
Video storytelling produced for the web, that takes advantage of the strengths of the medium and manages its weaknesses
Audio Slideshows
Audio-enhanced photographic story-telling presented in a gallery or slideshow format. Animation can be used only to advance from one photograph to another.
The emphasis here is on presenting great News, Sports and Feature photographs with the additional level of detail that audio can provide.
There is no video allowed in this category.
Photo Galleries
News, Feature, and Sports journalism presented a photo gallery format. The story-telling ability of the photograph is key, and the photographs should be presented in the most direct and easily accessible way possible.
Animation can be used only to advance from one photograph to another.
There is no audio or video allowed in this category.
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