This document summarizes a panel discussion on multimedia journalism. It introduces four panelists - Nora Paul, Jane Stevens, Alberto Cairo, and Jonathan Dube - and their topics regarding how various media like video, audio, and animation are creating new forms of journalistic storytelling. The document also provides examples of digital stories and sites from each panelist to illustrate innovative uses of multimedia in journalism.

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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/

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

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

6. ImitationImitation
 Majority of stories are columnarMajority of stories are columnar

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

8.  EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE
 EXPLOREEXPLORE
 RECONSTRUCTRECONSTRUCT

9. 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

10. Digital ThinkDigital Think

11. 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

12. 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

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