Panel Topic: How do new forms of storytelling
engage publics in new ways?
Key Points:
· Digital Storytelling- contributors
are making their own content and editing it, too (Meadows, 2003).
o Practice of combining narrative
with digital content, including images, sound and video to create a short
movie.
o Information in each medium is
complementary, not redundant (Stevens, 2014).
o Nonlinear- there is no strict
narrative, rather the creator chooses how the reader navigates through the
elements of a story.
o Typically includes strong emotional
content.
o For groups and individuals.
· Goes against passive acceptance of
the audience and encourages engagement.
· Can be seen as a way to “take the
power back”, media is no longer being “done to us” and stories are not made at
our expense (Meadows, 2003).
· More advantages in education than
most other fields (used to increase student engagement).
· Changes to the field of journalism:
o Traditional news outlets are
learning to incorporate digital storytelling by creating multimedia websites
(CNN, NPR, Washington Post, etc.)
o Digitization effects news values,
professional ethics, workflows, work conditions and newsroom management (Chan,
2014).
o Provides opportunities for citizen
journalists and independent media.
o Enabled minority groups to have a
voice in the public arena (Chan, 2014).
o Provides more interaction between
readers and professional journalists.
o Requiring more skills from
journalists (making it a requirement to be able to work efficiently with all
the technology in order to break into/stay in the field).
o Forces brands to tell stories
across multiple platforms while maintaining a consistent and creative message
(Smith, 2013)
Visual/Examples:
· StoryCenter provides a space for
people to tell their stories and offers them support and education in creating
digital stories.
· Show the increasing use of digital
storytelling across different media outlets.
Questions:
· How do you think outlets like
StoryCenter impact the traditional media/journalism field? Is there room for
both new and old formats?
· How might digital storytelling effect
the way the public consumes their news/information? Do you think the public is
getting more or less information from this new format?
References:
Chang, Ying. “Journalism and digital times: Wider reach and
sloppy reporting.” General Investigative
Journalism Network. September 2014. http://gijn.org/2014/09/16/journalism-and-digital-times-wider-reach-and-sloppy-reporting/
Meadows,
Daniel. “Digital storytelling: Research-based practice in new media.” Visual Communication. 2003. http://wiki.commres.org/pds/%20Research-based%20practice%20in%20new%20media.pdf
Smith, Derek. “Revealed! The 7 best examples of digital
storytelling.” Huffington Post. May
2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-smith/revealed-the-best-7-examp_b_2902296.html
Stevens, Jane. “Tutorial: Multimedia storytelling: Learn the
secrets from experts.” UC Berkeley
Graduate School of Journalism: Advanced Media Institute. 2014. https://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/starttofinish/
“7 things you should know about digital
storytelling.” Educause Learning
Initiative. January 2007. https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7021.pdf
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