Journalism Research and Random Meanderings

Saturday, January 01, 2005

Hopefully Vidlit Is More Than Just Some Flash That Gets Panned 

VidLit has set out to prove Thomas Wolfe wrong in some unspecified way. I think Liz Dubelman et al may disagree with Wolfe's assertion that "You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity."

While giving Vidlit money would violate journalistic objectivity and this blog won't give it much publicity, I can offer some compliments.

As claimed, Vidlit tells tales like Craziest well. The site also offers book excerpts such as the hilarious Yiddish with Dick and Jane and the poetry of retired nurse Venetta Mason's The Arithmetic of Nurses.

Vidlit, which is both the name of the site and the format, is a novel marriage of words (both written and spoken), music, sound effects and pictures. Editor and founder Dubelman explains what it is and how she got the idea in her current editor's notes.

One of the best uses of Flash I've seen yet. I knew Flash had to be good for more than annoying web site intros.


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