Washingtonpost.com - onBeing

The Washington Post created this project on the notion that its readers "should get to know one another a little better."
A series of interviews introduces people in the community through musings, passions, histories and quirky characteristics. New videos are posted every Wednesday.

Investigating the Gap - Long Island Rail Road

Newsday.com investigated and produced this multimedia package unveiling the dangers of the Long Island Rail Road gap. View a timeline of accident reports from different stations and hear stories from the victims. Take a look at how the gaps are created and check the gap size at your station.

Chicago Tribune - The Mercury Menace

After the Tribune's testing showed that seafood for sale in Chicago area stores was tainted by mercury, it created this interactive package to explain the problem and the potential risks. After a video introduction explaining the potential dangers, users can read a three part series on the issue, take a survey on their seafood eating habits, post their thoughts, and use the Tribune Fish Mercury Calculator to see how much fish they can eat safely.

The New York Times - How Class Works

As part of its Class Matters series, The New York Times created an interactive graphic detailing socioeconomic class in America. Included is a demonstration of how class is related to occupational prestige, education level, yearly income and wealth. A 3-D graph shows where the population stands economically based on occupation and education level. An interactive table depicts the economic movement of families from 1988 to 1998. Also included are the results of a nationwide poll on how Americans view class.

LJWorld.com – In Cold Blood: A Legacy

For the 45th anniversary of Truman Capote's "nonfiction novel" about murders in rural Holcomb, Kansas, student reporters from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln examined the murder case, the book and their long-term effects on the people involved. LJWorld.com supplements the students' articles and interviews with a timeline, photos, a five-part video documentary, maps and an archive of the Lawrence Journal-World's coverage of the murders.

LJWorld.com – The Murray Trial

Readers become jurors in LJWorld.com's site on a Kansas State professor's trial for the murder of his wife. A complete archive of articles and photos trace the case from the pre-trial hearing to the defendant's conviction. Courtroom video lets readers watch the prosecution and defense make their cases. Readers can also weigh the evidence themselves with crime scene diagrams, court documents and the defendant's video statement to police.

KQED and PBS – Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defender

This crime investigation series from PBS and KQED's "Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defender" tells stories "culled from the defendants' own words, information given to the public defender, and court records of the case(s)." Click through the timelines to read summaries of events, see pictures, and draw your own conclusions about the guilt of various defendants. Discussion boards, feedback, and links to the rights of the accused can be found on this site.

Forging America: An Interactive Narrative of Bethlehem Steel

When Bethlehem Steel was dissolved and its stock cancelled one minute before the dawning of 2004, The Morning Call was faced with a unique challenge. It decided to go interactive to cover the end of an era with a multimedia CD-ROM including hundreds of photos, company films, and new video.