New Forms of Journalism Digital Mobile Visual Mindy
New Forms of Journalism: Digital, Mobile, Visual Mindy Mc. Adams Professor, Journalism University of Florida, U. S. A.
New York City snow storm December 26, 2010
WNYC Radio: Google Map December 29, 2010 (3 days after storm): White = snow not cleared
WNYC Radio: Google Map December 30, 2010 (4 days after storm): Purple = snow cleared
WNYC Radio: Snow Crisis • Over the radio, listeners were asked to text PLOW to 30644, the station’s mobile shortcode • The location of each text was added to a Google Map • The map was posted on the radio station’s website • Each person who texted was asked to also leave an audio report as voicemail • The audio reports were played on the radio
“It really encourages other people to send in their story and contribute, when they hear people just like them. ” —Jim Colgan, former WNYC news producer
Pro. Publica Dialysis
Pro. Publica Dialysis
Pro. Publica Dialysis
Pro. Publica: Dialysis Story • Investigative journalism from a nonprofit news organization • Topic: Kidney dialysis, treatment centers • Government data about the centers was available to medical providers but not to the patients or the public • After a three-year struggle, Pro. Publica succeeded in getting the government to release the data • Dialysis patients can now search and compare
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“[D]espite massive expense by U. S. taxpayers, Americans endure some of the worst outcomes for dialysis care in the industrialized world. One in five patients dies each year. ” —“Dialysis: The Story So Far, ” Pro. Publica
The Tiziano Project 360° Kurdistan
The Tiziano Project 12 Young Kurdish Reporters Were Trained
Video: 360° Kurdistan The Pigeon Keepers, by Muhemmed Nawzad, age 23
The Tiziano Project • Where: Conflict, post-conflict, and underreported regions • Who: Members of those communities • What: Training, equipment, affiliations • Funding: Grants and donations • Projects to date: Kurdistan, Kenya, DR Congo, Rwanda, Somalia
“I produced two short documentaries that were broadcast on CNN. When I first saw my film A Visit to a Kigali Metal Yard broadcast, it was like a dream for me. ” —Solange Nyamulisa, former Tiziano student (DR Congo)
All three of these projects won top prizes at the annual Online News Association conference in September 2011.
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