Digital Journalism Day
Text is Dead. Or at least that is what they have been saying since the onset of online news and web-based media. Today we are seeing more and more people, young and old, going paperless, consuming news bytes and actively interacting with information. Animated infographics, immersive maps and virtual reality are creating new settings for understanding, and even experiencing, the news. But all this is just the beginning. This day-long event demonstrated examples of innovative storytelling created for and consumed via the web and mobile today.
Panellists
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Dr Massimiliano Fusari - University of Westminster
Massimiliano presents his case study entitled The Tentmakers of Cairo, which he created as a digital documentary with interactive multi-media elements.
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Rachel Rodriguez - CNN Worldwide
Each social media platform uses different types of storytelling styles. Rachel explains how to create content that feels native to each tool in order to maximize engagement and widen audiences.
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Daniel Wan - Alchemy VR
Daniel came to the festival stage to discuss VR and 360 filmmaking as an agent and format for change.
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Namak Khoshnaw - BBC Arabic
Namak explains what makes a story worthy of 360, what are the technical challenges, and what is he working on today?
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Stephen Beckett - BBC Click
Stephen explains how VR filmmakers make the films they make, some theory behind the practicalities and how the medium is becoming more accessible to both creators and consumers.
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Industry Outlook: How is ‘Traditional Media’ making the move to VR and 360?
Daniel Wan, Namak Khoshnaw, Stephen Beckett and Jayisha Patel discuss how the media indusrty is moving towards new VR and 360 technologies.
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Zillah Watson - BBC VR Hub
Zillah explains the process involved in making engaging and relevant VR content.
