Multimedia narrative from the AP

By Joshua Benton @jbenton June 8, 2009, 11:34 a.m.

Our siblings at the Nieman Narrative Digest have a collection of pieces up on a terrific multimedia package called Killer Blue: Baptized by Fire by the Associated Press. They’ve got an interview with producer Evan Vucci and Connie Hale’s thoughts on how it works as narrative.

POSTED June 8, 2009, 11:34 a.m.

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