Technology is changing everything in our lives today from the way we do things and even how we see things. Technology is even having an effect on Journalists, editors, and academics. People are changing their habits; therefore, journalists have to adapt during these fast-evolving times. Journalists and organizations need to invest intelligently in web platforms because the world population uses the internet almost every day. If not, they risk being ignored by the young people, so, therefore, it’s important to introduce Multimedia to the newsroom. It goes hand and hand with multimedia reporting on the field—more options for the consumer, the better. Especially nowadays, with so many ways to communicate on Social media, T.V, Paper, and even video games delivering Multi-Platform Journalism to the mainstream are important to reaching all of your audiences. “The gaming audience is large and diverse. Gamers are ready for factual games that help them understand the world around them. And the interactive nature of video games gives journalists an opportunity to reach audiences in powerful new ways. It is an opportunity not to be missed”.(Charles Miller) Videos are taking over industries around the world and it even outsells films and music. It’s a fast-growing industry. Everything is changing around the world due to technological advances, and adapting to this is very important, so we don’t get left behind.
The Guardian published The Firestorm by Jon Henley and Laurance Topham. Firestorm is a multimedia experience. It tells the story of the fires that devastated the Tasmanian town of Dunalley. This multimedia experience has writing, video documentaries, and interactive things on the page. When you’re reading some of the articles, the background is moving, or a slideshow of images is happening. There are five chapters in the post, and each has pictures, video, and writing pieces, it’s very user friendly. The interface catches your attention and makes you want to read the post and explore the topic. Very similar to what The Washington Post published (The Waypoint). This is the new direction that new journalism is going forward in the future.
Sources
Henley, Jon, et al. “Firestorm: The Story of the Bushfire at Dunalley.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 26 May 2013, http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/may/26/firestorm-bushfire-dunalley-holmes-family.
The Future of Journalism – BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/future_of_journalism.pdf.
Max Salcedo 