Interactive graphic

I just sent this idea to professor Glass, but I figured I'd share it with everyone else too. The following was included in the e-mail I sent him:

My team's story is about migrant workers who are too scared to leave the farms because they don't want to be picked up by immigration control. The idea we came up with was to create an interactive map of the surrounding counties and point out the locations where undocumented workers have been picked up by immigration control. By clicking on each location, the user can get a brief description of the incident and hopefully photos. I already have my reporters gathering the necessary data for the graphic.

Also, I'm having my reporters blog about their reporting experiences on blogspot. I'm not sure if they have set up their account yet, but I think it would be a good external link to run with the story. It'll be a great opportunity to put in more content we can't fit in the Web site or print edition, and give the reporters an outlet to put a more personal touch on their research.

On Thursday I pitched this idea to my graphics team member, Jeff, and he sounded very confident he could do it. He said he has experience doing interactive graphics such as this.

What do you guys think?