Flash Journalism

I think Flash journalism is a really cool thing, if its used as something to enhance journalism. If something can be represented better in a flash graphic, kind of like the map we saw in class, then I think it is a really cool tool for journalists to have under their belt. But I feel like sometimes people just use flash to have something else to put on the page, either to make the page look more diverse in media or simply to make look more, pardon the pun, flashy. I feel like since Flash journalism is somewhat new, that there is the risk of it being overused, or it becoming a component that is expected to make a good page instead of using it only for things that are better as a flash media as opposed to any other. 

The example that was given in the reading of the earthquake in India or even the one from September 11th, seem to be text book examples of how journalism is enhanced by flash slideshows. Capturing a bunch of moments with nat sound in the background shows people the reality of what people were feeling, something you might not have time to show in a video.