The pioneer of the Lower Ninth Ward
I suppose I have different tastes that this journalist, but I felt that this feature was dreadfully boring. I do not understand how it managed second place. It was very slow and seemed to be too long. I noticed that a tripod was not being used but there was still minimal camera shake, except when walking. I did notice sequences but I did not like how they were edited together. Also, the 180 degree rule was not followed in this story. I did not find anything that particularly reached out to me. The audio was simple and did not help drive the story and the pictures, while in video form, were very generic. There was nothing that differentiated it from all the other stories about Katrina. For a journalist that carries their camera this much they really need to use a glidecam to steady it when moving. Overall I did not find this an appealing feature.
Below is the link to the story:
http://cdn.washingtonpost.com/podcast/071107-11v.m4v
