multimedia storytelling in journalism
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Jill Hopke @jillhopke
January 6, 2015
Mul$media Storytelling in
Journalism
Direct Cinema
• Observa$onal camera
• Capture life as it happens
• Not intercede with subject
• Engaging way to tell a story, grab aAen$on
Image Source: de Mare, A. & Kelly, K. (2014). The homestretch. United States: Spargel Produc$ons and Kartemquin Films.
Point of View (POV)
• Take viewer somewhere
• Focus on “why” and “how”
• Subject in their reality, in their own voice
• Basis for all produc$on decisions
Drama$c Curve
NarraEve Structure – DramaEc Curve
Exposi$on Inci$ng Moment
Rising Ac$on
Resolu$on
Crisis or Climax
Adapted from: Rabiger, M. (1998). Direc&ng the Documentary. Boston: Focal Press. Time
Intensity
Types of Conflict
Internal External Societal Environmental
How Ebola Roared Back The New York Times December 29, 2014
• Did you go somewhere? • Did you meet anyone interesEng? • Did you learn anything? • Did you feel something? • Were there surprises? • Did it transform your thinking? Adapted from: Wadhams, S. (n.d.). Thinking about radio. Unpublished manuscript.
A good story will take you on a journey
How Would You Cover Student Debt?
Your Editor Assigns You to Cover Student Debt
Illinois Ranks #15 Public and Private Non-‐Profit Schools
Source: Short, K. (2014, Nov. 19). Here is the average student debt burden in each state, The Huffington Post. Data visualizaEon by debt.com.
Trends in Mul$media and
Mobile Content
The MulEmedia Reporter
Homeless Families WBEZ, December 12, 2014
Sharing and Cross-‐PromoEon
Ebola’s Pa$ent Zero New York Times and Frontline
December 29, 2014
Changing DistribuEon Plaaorms
News consump$on is increasingly on-‐demand, mobile and social, especially for younger audiences.
Further Reading, Viewing, Listening
ü Block, B. (2008). The Visual Story. Oxford: Focal Press.
ü Kern, J. (2008). Sound Repor&ng. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
ü Rabiger, M. (2014). Direc&ng the Documentary. Burlington, MA: Focal Press.
ü PBS. Independent Lens. ü PRX. Radiotopia.