Behind the Lines in Syria
This ambitious investigation by Shane Bauer deserved an ambitious web treatment. Highlights include:
This ambitious investigation by Shane Bauer deserved an ambitious web treatment. Highlights include:
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The non-intrusive photo takeovers we designed to look great on all screen widths and provide readers with a nice rhythm of powerful words and images.
- Footnotes and navigation so readers can look up terms, track locations in the story, or experience Bauer’s journey through podcasts and videos.
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The way we built many of these features for reuse on other projects, which gave the Mother Jones newsroom new ways to tell stories from this point forward.
Creative Director: Carolyn Perot
Photo editor: Mark Murrmann
Photos and opener images by Christian Werner
Illustrations by Owen Freeman
Additional UX by Adam Schweigert
Web development by Julia Smith
Maps by Lo Bénichou, Julia Smith
Videos and podcast by Shane Bauer, Mark Helenowski, and James West
Associate producers: Sam Van Pykeren, Jordan Gass-Pooré
Photo editor: Mark Murrmann
Photos and opener images by Christian Werner
Illustrations by Owen Freeman
Additional UX by Adam Schweigert
Web development by Julia Smith
Maps by Lo Bénichou, Julia Smith
Videos and podcast by Shane Bauer, Mark Helenowski, and James West
Associate producers: Sam Van Pykeren, Jordan Gass-Pooré
