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The article offers information on various aspects related to virtual reality (VR). Among the topics discussed include the benefits of VR for photojournalists, the implication of technology for photojournalism, and the link of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) for VR. Also mentioned the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Multimedia Immersion Workshop in May 2016 which highlights the importance of VR technology.

The article offers information on the annual National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Multimedia Immersion Workshop (MMI) which marks its 10th year in 2016. Topics covered include various changes made to the workshop in the last decade and its impacts on the participants. Also mentioned is the 2016 Northern Short Course in Photojournalism contest.

The article provides a look at the brand of photojournalism that is being used by Catherine Orr and Elena Rue, founders of the multimedia production company StoryMineMedia. Topics include the importance of storytelling style and entrepreneurship, their collaboration with director Chad A. Stevens on the film "Overburden," and inputs from Chad A. Stevens about video editing and shooting.

The career of Oregonian photographer Rob Finch in photojournalism, who is has two-time won the POYi Newspaper Photographer of the Year. Topics discussed include the transition of Finch from video photography to filmmaking, his experience of working as director for Blue Chalk Media, and the his photography for cable and satellite television Weather Channel.

The article offers information on Norwegian film director Erik Poppe who made transition from photojournalism to film making. Topics discussed include Poppe's interest in making documentaries in between feature films, Poppe's film "1,000 Times Goodnight", and Photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale's statement that family is integral to his success as a photographer.

The article offers information on the panoramic photojournalism or the 360-degree panoramic image. It notes that panoramic images are made through stitching several images together and then using special programs designed to make the panoramics. It mentions the factors and materials needed to create a panoramic image which include the choice of camera lens, stitching applications, and PhotoShop techniques. It also states that panoramic images intend to tell certain typical stories of life through the use of photographs. It also presents several panoramic images including of Mariah Carey, the 2007 Presidential candidate in France, and the Parc des Expositions de Toulouse.

The article offers information on work life of Yoon Byun, photography editor at the newspaper "The Portland Press Herald." Topics discussed include Byun often shooting daily assignments, his previous job at the newspaper "Boston Globe" where he learned about doing video on job, he asking staff at "The Portland Press Herald" to focus on one aspect at a time, views of Byun on filmmaker Dan Habib with whom he had worked and challenge of collecting photographs for hard news.

The article presents the insights of various photojournalists on multimedia storytelling equipment. Multimedia journalist Matt Ford states he uses the 5D Mark II camera with RØDE VideoMic. According to photographer Rick Gershon, he uses a juicedLink DT-454 as an audio solution and various Redrock Micro rigs for camera stabilization. Moreover, freelance multimedia producer Mike Schmidt uses a juicedLink DT454 only for interviews, which enables him to monitor signals through headphones.

The article focuses on Bombay Flying Club (BFC) which is composed of photojournalists who cooperate on a multimedia photojournalism project significant to them. It states that the freelance multimedia storytellers which comprise the BFC include visual journalists Brent Foster, Henrik Kastenskov and Poul Madsen. It mentions that the members of the BFC works on various freelance assignments so that they could support themselves wherein each member would bring in the skill sets for their project.

The article presents the author's insights on the significance of visual journalism. Multimedia consultant Tom Kennedy states that shooting helps photographers develop video and audio slideshows. It presents Kennedy's insights about the Web site's potential to revive photojournalism as well as the value of visual information and information graphics in creating visual narratives. Kennedy's vision for multimedia storytelling is also discussed.

The article features the collaborative skills of couple Sean Connelley and Katy Newton in the field of photojournalism and web page contents. It notes that the couple's multimedia package entitled "Not Just a Number" won in the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best Of Photojournalism in 2007 as the Best Multimedia Project. It adds that the project won because it was able to use the elements of the Web. Newton says that interactivity is essential to achieve excellent page contents.

The article discusses the prevalence of multimedia workshops that teach video storytelling. One workshop is that of Visual Edge, which describes the workshop as one that helps photojournalists and their reporting colleagues understand how newsroom convergence and technology are affecting print, broadcasting and electronic media. Another workshop is by Brian Storm, who states that his workshop is about getting students to work with people who are experienced in storytelling. Also, one workshop titled "Travel Channel Academy," by Michael Rosenblum, aims to teach video storytelling in journalism, and also train television stations and newspaper staffs to be video journalists.

The article offers information on the National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism Multimedia contest and emerging trend of multi-platform approach for storytelling reflected in the contest. Topics include using cameras that shoot stills and video along with recording audio, views of photojournalism professor Ken Kobre and newspaper "USA Today" executive Andrew Scott on the same, the contest categories including Visual Column, Sports and Documentary Multimedia Package.

The article discusses the insights of Michael Senzon, manager of Cable News Network (CNN) Digital Original Video Unit, on the photojournalism of CNN and the management of CNN Digital unit. It mentions the recruitment of Nancy Donaldson, and Evelio Contreras to the unit. Senzon says that his team of photojournalists has multiple capabilities, and that his team has the core areas of enterprise and franchises.

The article offers the author's insight on "Detroit Free Press" photojournalist Eric Seals,who enjoys what he has been doing and wanted to keep learning new things and involving viewers into the scene to give the story a visual connection. He states that Seals covered a wide range of stories such as the Iraq invasion, the Stanley Cup and the Beijing Olympics. He adds that Seals won awards at the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism contest under Web categories.

The author presents a personal narrative of his experiences as a judge of the National Press Photographers Association's (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Multimedia Contest.

Information about the events that took place at the 4th Annual Multimedia Immersion Workshop held at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communciations at Syracuse University in New York is presented. The event was attended by several multimedia coaches including video storyteller Jeff Bradbury and multimedia photojournalist Evan Vucci. Topics discussed included legal issues pertaining to multimedia storytelling, multimedia content marketing and the Soundslides software of Joe Weiss.

The article offers information on photographer and entrepreneur Jose Azel. It states that Azel is the founder and co-principal of stock photography agency Aurora Photos. It mentions that Azel and Aurora co-principal Corey Rich have collaborated in opening a multimedia production studio called Aurora Novus which they claimed to break the traditional stock and assignment photography. Azel notes that their photographs at Aurora Novus depicts so many stories.

The article reports on the move of National Public Radio Inc. (NPR) in employing multimedia journalists in the U.S. NPR multimedia supervising senior producer Keith Jenkins says that the team consists of a database reporter, video journalists, picture editor, and multimedia producers. He says that the more news media move toward the Web, jobs on radio are redefined into positions that demand collaboration of skill and innovative thinking. An overview of NPR's Photojournalism 101 is presented.

The article discusses the use of point-and-shoot cameras, such as digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras, in photojournalism. It is said that because of the limited budgets of news organizations, newspapers are telling photographers to make use of what they have in order to shoot videos. In fact, photographers are often asked to use point-and-shoot cameras to capture videos. Some examples of DSLR cameras that allow photographers to shoot pictures for print and videos for online use are Canon G9, Canon S5, Nikon 12.3 megapixel D90 and Canon 21 megapixel full-frame 5D Mark II.

The article reports on Soundslides as a means of storytelling in newspaper multimedia photojournalism. Soundslides is a multimedia on the web which was developed by two photojournalists namely Jayson Singe and Joe Weiss. It is consisted of video, audio, images, and texts which are used by photojournalists in storytelling. Its first developed type is made by Singe for his friend Ami Vitale, a NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) magazine photographer, wherein it was copied by many people.

The author offers 10 tips on how to win "Best Of Photojournalism" for the Web contest. His tip number 1 is that the said contest is all about photojournalism, and to win the contest, the entry must have photojournalism that is better than the photographic storytelling in the other projects. Another tip is to use transitions for the right reasons. He discusses that there are many editing techniques that can be taken from the television brethren and can be applied to audio slideshows. He also suggests to use music only when appropriate and if possible, use ambient sound to tell the story.

The article discusses the strategy of Tim Rasmussen, assistant managing editor of photography for "The Denver Post," in training his department members in multimedia systems in the U.S. Rasmussen initiates the effort to prepare his members against the possible downsizing in the industry. The photographers are provided with Editor Recorder with an omnidirectional microphone so they could understand the stories and convert them to video. He encourages the photographers to produce online presentations of the stories without impairments to the quality of the photographs.

The article describes the career of some photojournalists who moved from television to newspapers including Pete Soby and Scott Utterback. Soby already works as a video photojournalist at a newspaper, the Omaha World-Herald. Soby worked for 10 years at KETV-TV in Omaha. Utterback is the newest photography staff member of "The Courier-Journal." Utterback is formerly the chief photographer at WAVE-TV in Louisville, Kentucky. Both photographers were hired at their respective newspapers to fill positions vacated by retiring shooters, Keith Williams at the "Courier-Journal" who retired after 41 years and Phil Johnson who retired from the "World-Herald."

The article provides information on the Best of Photojournalism contest, which makes use of multimedia. According to the author, the judges of the competition, Andrew DeVigal and Keith Jenkins, have stated that the winners were chosen because they have made advanced developments in web-based photography. In addition, it states that the contest has added the Web Video Photography, which consists of news, features, sports and documentary. Furthermore, it has been noted that there are growing demands for the use of videos in storytelling because it has an easy access to readers.

The author offers his thoughts on his education on multimedia. He said that he learned multimedia through reading books and the Internet. He commended the contribution of the National Press Photographers Association in the promotion of multimedia. He also underscored his beginnings and how he got deeply involved with photojournalism.