The NYT’s Sarah Lyall interviews Deadspin’s Tim Burke, who uses animated GIF clips to excellent effect in posts.
Burke, 35, is known among sports journalists for his ability to capture the moment — whether as a still, a video clip or in his favored format, a GIF — better, faster, more frequently and from more sports events than just about anyone. How he does it is a matter of wonder.
Part of the secret: he’s set up a 10-monitor home-office newsroom that can record from 28 sources simultaneously. Sources such as this.