Image credit to Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
The New York Times latest multimedia package on pollution in China is notable for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it appeared directly on their home page, right above the video player. I have not seen them do this before. Secondly, the package is excellent.
The resource they have put together uses text, video, photographs and sound. The audio slide show really stands out. While video content is currently very popular, a set of good photographs tends to communicate more effectively than anything else.
The story is based upon the fate of Lake Tai in China. It is now infected with toxic cyanobacteria, or pond scum. Two million people depend on a lake which is now ruined by this thick green poison. A local man named Wu Lihong tried to stop the chemical factories from polluting the water. He is now in prison.
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