Multimedia Stories

Kayak Polo --> Overall, I did not really like this multimedia package.  I feel like the it was constantly the same shot used.  Although the whole underwater shots are pretty interesting, I don't think the photog did a very good job with a variety of shots, which kind of makes the multimedia package uninteresting.  I feel like the filming was amateur and many more creative shots could have been done.

Musician "What I'm Into" series profile --> This multimedia package was pretty simple.  It showed the different instruments that the man could play.  There were more variety of shots than the kayak feature.  Although this was filmed and edited very simply, I think it did a good job protraying the man's personality and his interest in instruments.

Student's protest --> I really like this multimedia story because the whole story is told through nat sound and the shots the photog took.  Although it was simple, it was acceptable and it made sense.  From the video, you can really understand the students anger.  They video definately raises emotions.

Maggie Wirth: The Singing Waitress --> I really, really like this multimedia project.  Although it's black and white photos, the voice over by Maggie makes the story very energentic and interesting.  The photos were really well-taken and shows lots of emotions that fits perfectly along with the the voice over.

Photographer's Journal: A War's Many Angles --> This was a slidshow of videos that, as a viewe, you had to click through the photos yourself.  The photo and voice over are both extremely intense and shocking.  It's also shocking how calm the photog speaks about the tradegies that he has encountered.  It realy makes you understand that this is normal for the people over there and therefore the story raises emotions.   The photos definately does a good job telling the story and give the viewer a good understanding.

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Citrus Press Release

LAKELAND, Fla. (February 10, 2009) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its February orange crop forecast for the 2008-2009 season, reducing its earlier estimate by 2.5 percent, or 4 million boxes.

The USDA did not attribute the decline to the freezes that hit the Florida citrus belt in late January and early February. The USDA attributed the decline to smaller sizes and increased fruit drop and said it would continue to assess the impact of the freezes.

The crop is now expected to total 158 million boxes.

“The USDA has taken off several million boxes since their original orange estimate in October and with the field reports we’re getting regarding fruit damage and juice yield loss from the late January and early February freezes we would expect less juice production than we were just a month ago,” said Michael W. Sparks, executive VP/CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual. “As a result, we would anticipate better grower returns for the late crop than what we experienced for the early crop.”

“This is most definitely a challenging season, however, Florida citrus growers will continue to produce the quality citrus known across the globe for its taste and health benefits.”

Florida citrus was hit with a cold spell on January 22 and February 5 which dropped temperatures below 28 degrees for several hours on both nights.

In its release Tuesday, the USDA said “A freeze survey…conducted on (January 27-28) showed little or no damage at that time. Additional assessments will be made in mid and late February.”

The USDA makes its initial forecast in October and then revises it monthly until the end of the season in July. In 2007-2008, Florida harvested 170.2 million boxes of oranges.

The USDA maintained its prediction that 23 million boxes of grapefruit will be produced in ’08-’09.
The early and midseason crop is now projected at 83 million boxes, down from 84 million boxes. The Valencias projection is now at 75 million boxes this season, down from January’s forecast of 78 million boxes. Florida specialty fruit is down; the USDA predicts 1.3 million boxes of tangelos, down from 1.5 million in January, and 4.6 million boxes of tangerines, down from 4.9 million. The yield for from-concentrate orange juice (FCOJ) is expected to be 1.61 gallons per 90-pound box, down from 1.62.

The Florida citrus industry creates a $9.3 billion annual economic impact, employing nearly 76,000 people, and covering more than 576,000 acres. Founded in 1948 and currently representing nearly 8,000 grower members, Florida Citrus Mutual is the state’s largest citrus grower organization.

Interested in learning more?:

www.flcitrusmutual.com.

http://fawn.ifas.ufl.edu

http://www.sunharvestcitrus.com/

http://www.ultimatecitrus.com/growers.html

http://www.flsouthern.edu/citrusarch/

Linking to Other Sites

I believe linking to other sites is a good idea. Creating more opportunities for the readers to be informed will help broaden their knowledge on the subject and also keep them wanting to come back to the orginal website, knowing that it will direct them toward beneficial information in vast amounts. Also, if websites are linking to others, the chance that their website is being linked on alternative webiste is a high possibility. Having alternative links about relative subjects will also give the reader the ability to have the options to have knowledge about different points of view and give more information on the subject. With the direction the industry is heading, convergence is playing a big factor. By mainstream websites using other links, I believe this is heading the direction of convering. I also believe that mainstream websites, such as NBC, linking to their local affilates is very beneficial because it will make it easy for a reader to go from national news to local news. I don't believe that websites would lose internet traffic because people will naturally go to the usual mainstream website, knowing they will be getting a plethora of information will want them to come back more. It could potentially increase the use of the use of the mainstream website.

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