Multimedia Journalism:Multimedia Journalism:
How Video, Audio, Animation, andHow Video, Audio, Animation, and
Other Features are Creating aOther Features are Creating a
New Journalistic Storytelling StyleNew Journalistic Storytelling Style
Nora PaulNora Paul
Jane StevensJane Stevens
Alberto CairoAlberto Cairo
Jonathan DubeJonathan Dube

Our PanelOur Panel
 Nora Paul –Nora Paul – Are Video, Audio, Animation, etc. Creating aAre Video, Audio, Animation, etc. Creating a
New Journalistic Storytelling Style?New Journalistic Storytelling Style?
 Jane Ellen Stevens -Jane Ellen Stevens - The Power and Economics ofThe Power and Economics of
Backpack JournalismBackpack Journalism
 Alberto Cairo –Alberto Cairo – Online Infographics: Fast, Accurate,Online Infographics: Fast, Accurate,
Interactive, MultimediaInteractive, Multimedia
 Jonathan Dube –Jonathan Dube – Creating Digital Stories at MSNCreating Digital Stories at MSN

Sites to See Digital StoriesSites to See Digital Stories
 Jon Dube’s Cyberjournalist.Net – GreatJon Dube’s Cyberjournalist.Net – Great
Works Gallery:Works Gallery: www.cyberjournalist.netwww.cyberjournalist.net
 Andrew Devigal’s Interactive Narratives:Andrew Devigal’s Interactive Narratives:
www.interactivenarratives.org/www.interactivenarratives.org/
 Laura Ruel’s SND.ies Awards:Laura Ruel’s SND.ies Awards:
www.sndies-judging.com/newsite/www.sndies-judging.com/newsite/

““Art begins in imitation andArt begins in imitation and
ends in innovation.”ends in innovation.”
 Mason CooleyMason Cooley

ImitationImitation
Sites look like (cluttered) newsprint pages…Sites look like (cluttered) newsprint pages…
……and like each otherand like each other

ImitationImitation
 Majority of stories are columnarMajority of stories are columnar

Elements of Digital StorytellingElements of Digital Storytelling
www.inms.umn.eduwww.inms.umn.edu/elements/elements

 EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE
 EXPLOREEXPLORE
 RECONSTRUCTRECONSTRUCT

Which form works bestWhich form works best
 www.bbc.co.uk/crime/drugs/ecstasy.shtmlwww.bbc.co.uk/crime/drugs/ecstasy.shtml
 www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/fun/health/exceswww.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/fun/health/exces

Digital ThinkDigital Think

Without tradition, art is a flock ofWithout tradition, art is a flock of
sheep without a shepherd.sheep without a shepherd.
Without innovation, it is a corpseWithout innovation, it is a corpse..
Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill

Jane Ellen StevensJane Ellen Stevens
 Touching Hearts:Touching Hearts:
www.heraldsun.com/heartwww.heraldsun.com/heart
 Yahoo Shell: Asia DisasterYahoo Shell: Asia Disaster
http://news.yahoo.com/asiadisasterhttp://news.yahoo.com/asiadisaster
 Tsunami BlogTsunami Blog
tsunamihelp.blogspot.comtsunamihelp.blogspot.com
 Beat ShellBeat Shell
www.cjonline.com/legislaturewww.cjonline.com/legislature
seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportationseattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation

Jonathan DubeJonathan Dube
 Airport SecurityAirport Security
 Big Picture: Oscars 2005Big Picture: Oscars 2005
 KumaWarKumaWar