Digital Storytelling & Tools University of North Texas Department of Journalism Online Journalism 3340 February 26, 2008

The Five ‘I’s Interactivity Involvement Immediacy Integration In-depth

Interactivity

Involvement

Immediacy

Integration

In-depth

Text Static Graphic: Photo Text Box Online Discussion Lurker Link Interactive: Timeline fact box Slideshow map Quiz Interactive Game Interactive Flash Content Online Discussions Reporter Email Interaction/Involvement Continuum Low High The greater the interaction and involvement, the higher the learning

Interactive:

Timeline

fact box

Slideshow

map

Integration “ Among-media” Shovelware Reproducing newspaper story as-is into newspaper Posting video from newscast onto the web “ I think that the great fear was that we were all going to turn into three-headed monsters and do three times as much work in eight hours, and you just can’t. And, furthermore, you probably won’t do it that well; particularly in a market this size you can’t afford to have a mediocre person on TV or a mediocre news writer.” Jim Riley, Director of Operations, of TBO.com http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1017858030.php

“ Among-media”

Shovelware

Reproducing newspaper story as-is into newspaper

Posting video from newscast onto the web

“ I think that the great fear was that we were all going to turn into three-headed monsters and do three times as much work in eight hours, and you just can’t. And, furthermore, you probably won’t do it that well; particularly in a market this size you can’t afford to have a mediocre person on TV or a mediocre news writer.”

Jim Riley, Director of Operations, of TBO.com

http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1017858030.php

Integration “ Within-media” Great reporting + multimedia using digital media tools: your pen, paper, digital recorder, digital video camera Long form narrative meets digital story telling Fully integrated into the story assignment process Ability for more in-depth coverage Better interviews Greater consciousness of photos Selected use of video Fairness & accuracy still reign

“ Within-media”

Great reporting + multimedia using digital media tools: your pen, paper, digital recorder, digital video camera

Long form narrative meets digital story telling

Fully integrated into the story assignment process

Ability for more in-depth coverage

Better interviews

Greater consciousness of photos

Selected use of video

Fairness & accuracy still reign

Digital Storytelling Tools Shovelware out, Within Media In It’s no place for lazy journalists Dig deeper, report more, drive to find more sources, quicker Need to be more accurate and more thorough Search, research and verify

Shovelware out, Within Media In

It’s no place for lazy journalists

Dig deeper, report more, drive to find more sources, quicker

Need to be more accurate and more thorough

Search, research and verify

Digital Storytelling Tools Rules of the road: Tighter, shorter copy Section heads Boldface type, bulleted presentations Pull out quotes Timelines Links Fact Boxes Graphics Visuals Audio

Rules of the road:

Tighter, shorter copy

Section heads

Boldface type, bulleted presentations

Pull out quotes

Timelines

Links

Fact Boxes

Graphics

Visuals

Audio

Digital Storytelling Tools Drilling Down – What Really Works Timelines Old School: Static graphic in chronological order New School: Dates, images, description, audio http://www. reuters . com/news/globalcoverage/timelines Quality Audio & Video Slide shows Story Boards

Drilling Down – What Really Works

Timelines

Old School: Static graphic in chronological order

New School: Dates, images, description, audio

http://www. reuters . com/news/globalcoverage/timelines

Quality Audio & Video

Slide shows

Story Boards

Story Boarding It’s all about nonlinear!!! Divide the story into its logical, nonlinear parts, such as: A lead or nut paragraph, essentially addressing why this story is important Profiles of the main person or people in the story The event or situation Any process or how something works The history of the event or situation Other related issues raised by the story

It’s all about nonlinear!!!

Divide the story into its logical, nonlinear parts, such as:

A lead or nut paragraph, essentially addressing why this story is important

Profiles of the main person or people in the story

The event or situation

Any process or how something works

The history of the event or situation

Other related issues raised by the story

Story boarding Change the way you think: Avoid “First Part”, “Second Part”, etc. Divide the contents of story into media elements Video Still photos Audio Graphics Text

Change the way you think:

Avoid “First Part”, “Second Part”, etc.

Divide the contents of story into media elements

Video

Still photos

Audio

Graphics

Text

Story boarding Determine which pieces of story work best with video What a great way to see, hear, watch Decide which still photos you want Creates moods, punctuates your text, adds context, richness Which audio? And will still photos work with it? Bad audio detracts from the story, the audio and the entire package What about graphics Animated graphics help show how things work Go where no cameras can go: e.g. showing how things work, like cells or space

Determine which pieces of story work best with video

What a great way to see, hear, watch

Decide which still photos you want

Creates moods, punctuates your text, adds context, richness

Which audio? And will still photos work with it?

Bad audio detracts from the story, the audio and the entire package

What about graphics

Animated graphics help show how things work

Go where no cameras can go: e.g. showing how things work, like cells or space

Story boarding Using maps Google, government, satellite imaging Showing neighborhoods, patterns of crime Text “ Chunking stories”. Q&A. First-person. Investigative. Complementary media, not redundant Match each element. Interactivity means reader involvement

Using maps

Google, government, satellite imaging

Showing neighborhoods, patterns of crime

Text

“ Chunking stories”. Q&A. First-person. Investigative.

Complementary media, not redundant

Match each element.

Interactivity means reader involvement