Medill and Next Media Animation provide students a unique form of news story-telling

Testimonials

Here is what some our students and professors have to say about working with Next Media Animations:

Courtesy of Theresa Chong.

It was a pleasure working with NextMedia because they’re professional and talented animators. They continuously exceeded my expectations.
— Theresa Chong (MSJ13)


Courtesy of Kim Shine.

I think that having animation in my portfolio set me apart from other journalists, especially after graduation.
— Kim Shine (MSJ13)


Courtesy of Stephanie Sunata.

I’m really happy that we got the chance to work with Next Media. They were very supportive and gave lots of great feedback. …The animations that they put together really helped tell the story I was trying to tell.
— Stephanie Sunata (MSJ13)


Courtesy of Anna Bisaro.

[Next Media Animations] did a really amazing job… exactly what I wanted and it was perfect.
— Anna Bisaro (MSJ13)


I think animation brings a certain depth to the table that print and even video cannot attain.
— Megan Pauly (MSJ13)


Creating news animations gives student journalists a creative media to report on events that can’t be directly viewed… Students develop a new level of narrative precision as they script – small details of dress, location and pacing suddenly become critical to accuracy and action in the animation.
— Abigail Foerstner, Assistant Professor – Medill