The multimedia profile, “Bulger on Trial”, was not as effective as I thought it could be. For the most part I read this article first because I was familiar with “Whitey “Bulger and his affiliation to the mob. The article contains two pictures of “Whitey” from afar and one audio recording with his former hit man. I felt that these did not add to the piece. I think that it should have just been an article and not referred to as a multimedia profile.

Later I decided to read, “Soon there will be no survivors” by Jason Florio. The article was full of different accounts of the holocaust from numerous survivors. Though the article was moving I did feel as there was too much going on that it was hard to focus on one person’s story.

“Burger on Trial” did not really enhance my reading experience. The pictures were not amazing in quality or quantity. I really do feel that I would have gotten the same affect from the story if I the extra audio clip and hand full of pictures were not added. The design for this multimedia piece seemed simple. The author did not seem as though he wanted to make it complex for the reader. In the end this caused the article to come off as boring or as though the author was in a rush to finish.

When I write my multimedia profile I would like for there to be a good middle ground between these two articles. I would like my story to seem focused and detailed without coming off as boring. If there aren’t many other components to the piece then it should just be an article and not a multimedia profile. When profiling my subject I would focus on something not too broad, like Holocaust Survivors. The “soon there will be no survivors” piece would have been more affective if the author focused on Holocaust survivor and not just a group of them