Multi-media and PAR

I recommend Dipity for making timelines. It's free and rather easy to learn. Here is a link. It is helpful in tracking a crime case through the criminal justice system or showing crime stats throughout a decade.

Maps obviously work well for stories where location is important. We went over the basics of Google maps in class. Here is a link to an overview of Google maps. Here is more help for Google maps.

Here is a link to a crime map from the Baltimore Sun.

Here is a link to a crime map from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.