The piece was very different from any other multimedia piece that I had encountered on the internet. It contained pictures, slideshows, interactive videos, and soundbites. The writing portion and the interactive portion (such as videos and slideshows) blended seamlessly together. It was designed for the reader to pause and kind of take in the information along with the writing. The visual parts of the article also helped the writing portion have a more of a boost, as in it illuminated the text and any confusion the reader might have while reading the text. The parts of the article where it showed a moving visual of the mountain tops and the making of an avalanche was especially effective, given that simply reading about how avalanches are made can be unclear just by reading the words. In that sense, the journalism team for this article had been very creative in getting the message across by using different mediums that would better explain what is going on. Additionally, because of the number of people that were involved in the story was hard to keep track of, the slideshows of the various people allowed us known only to put the names to the faces, but also see them in a human way. To kind of connect with them. The slideshows for a lot of people involved in the accident featured pictures of the skiers with their kids, their wives, or their girlfriends. This added a human element to the story. It allowed us to see them as people and not just victims of this avalanche accident. All in all, because the piece was so interactive, the reader was able to connect more with the piece and thus have a connection, somewhat, with the people involved in the accident.

The main critique I would have with this article is that it is too long. I understand that a few lives were lost in this avalanche, and understand that this article can definitely change the way that people view backcountry or freeskiing and its dangers, but in relation to a lot of bigger issues that are newsworthy, I feel like this article was too long and drawn out. Towards the half of the 3rd page, I started to zone out and wonder when the article would end. If this was not an assignment, I may have even closed the article after 1 page because I would have trouble figuring out what actually happened because I have been inundated with so many details. Also, the medium is too long for an article. It might be better inside a magazine piece rather than the newspaper.

2 Ideas for a story that could be published this way:

• An intricate crime story that involves many people (including a gang) (Law & Order SVU + gang members/triads)
• Civil war coverage or outbreak of war/disease in an area
• Environmental effects (i.e. coral reefs disappearing)