http://widerimage.reuters.com/timesofcrisis/

This website provided mostly an interactive timeline with graphics, quotes, photos and video explaining the economic crisis in America. The layout allows the viewer to look at the entire project and chose what to learn more about. It is packaged well and neatly while offering easy navigation between the grid and specific components. It provides some depth on the topic but does not invite the viewer to come back after experiencing it once. This could serve for some inspiration for Chris's economy story package. One major drawback is that it worked slowly and interrupted other streaming programs. I'm pretty sure it's flash since you can navigate by pages, which has its advantages and disadvantages (something to think about when deciding on how to program the site).

http://www.carolinaphotojournalism.org/cpjw/2008/

Cape Fear to Down Here

The site limits itself to one geographical area and tells stories through multimedia using SoundSlides. The opening page offers movable tabs that give an intro about the story in an interesting way. There is a bit of a delay, so you have to be patient if you want to hear the intro. The idea of this site is fairly similar to our own, but I think there is a lot of repetition of stories. There a lot of retired men fishing and enjoying the slower pace of life. I also wish the main page had some sort of moving media as opposed to a static landscape. The site is a good presentation of the group's work but does not compel the viewer to visit the site more than once.