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Storytelling

Storytelling . Selecting the right media. What does text do best?. Text. Provides depth, background Explains context, analyzes complex Provides immediacy online Allows for quick reaction from readers Uses hyperlinks for more info. Examples of using text.

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Storytelling

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  1. Storytelling Selecting the right media

  2. What does text do best?

  3. Text • Provides depth, background • Explains context, analyzes complex • Provides immediacy online • Allows for quick reaction from readers • Uses hyperlinks for more info

  4. Examples of using text • Provide background: FAQs, Bio box • Analysis: What’s the news mean? • Pro/con: Allow for debate • Summaries: Explains what a multimedia package is about

  5. Text is quick

  6. Twitter is text

  7. Report as stories develop

  8. What do photos do best?

  9. Photos • Capture a moment in time • Show something is happening • Display emotion • Tell truth without a filter

  10. What does audio add?

  11. Audio • Captures emotion, inflection • Captures tone • Adds voice • Provides context

  12. Audio slideshows • Goes beyond single moment • Tells stories with beginning, middle and end • Layered – combining photo, audio

  13. Slideshow examples • Rotus – by Jeff Zeleny • Band – North Carolina • Dooty Diva

  14. What does video do best?

  15. Video • Captures action, motion • Lets subjects tell their own stories • Portrays drama of a story • Explains how things work, how to do something

  16. Video examples • Oscar the featherless bird • ABC balloonist • Spilling over • Jacob’s Well

  17. What can graphics do?

  18. Graphics • Explain complex information • Interpret numbers • Help readers visualize information

  19. Karl Gude on graphics

  20. Graphics • Census data • Space shuttle

  21. What does a database do? • Personalizes information • Provides interactivity • Keeps readers engaged

  22. Database examples • Homicide in LA • Parkersburg tornado

  23. Think about how to tell stories • Multimedia storytelling

  24. Ask these questions • Is your story dense with information? • Does it require a lot of background? • Does it have strong visuals? • Does it have strong sound? • Is there action? • Does it have a lot of numbers? • Would an interactive make it personal?

  25. More examples / resources • Check my Delicious account • Mindy McAdams cheat sheet for multimedia • Knight Digital Center tutorial

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