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Fox News interactive map calls Calif. early

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Around 9:40 p.m. CT Fox News Channels’ interactive map had California highlighted in red along with a checkmark beside McCain’s name (though no data has been received).

Can broadcasters make better use of maps during hurricane coverage?

Friday, September 12th, 2008

With the mini-radar map in the corner of the screen becoming a standard fixture on many cable networks, one must question the usefulness of such a feature. The map, by and large, is very small and is really only able to show a general, wide view of where the storm is.

MSNBC providing ‘interactive HD views’ of news stories

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

MSNBC.com has been experimenting with what it calls “interactive HD views” of news stories. These are essentially super-high quality panoramic photographs presented using Microsoft’s HD View Beta 2 plugin. As with the similar QuickTime interactive view technology, the user can zoom, pan and tilt around the photograph.

Interactive Radar now in use at H-A affiliate

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

WESH-TV, the Orlando, Fla., NBC affiliate owned by Hearst-Argyle, has introduced a new interactive radar feature on its Web site.

The new section allows users to pan and zoom around the various radar maps offered and offers flyout information boxes for specific weather events. In addition, the radar, storm cells and cloud cover can be toggled on and off.

One particularly nice feature is the ability to control the transparency of the radar overlay, something viewers should appreciate.

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