When published and distributed the story on the Internet or via e-mail it reaches its final receiver or user. Here's a look at how to tell stories online and the range of forms being used by major online news
organizations. This list was the first comprehensive effort to document online storytelling forms (Has since been updated). It makes infinitely easier for media instructors to explain the convergence - and the divergence - among the various media platforms. Online web writing was more informative multimedia writing moves towards entertainment more like the difference between news writing and feature writing in print. Through multimedia you "add" the eye and the ear. Telling news stories online is exciting and challenging because of all the tools at our disposal. Online journalists must think on multiple levels at once: words, ideas, story structure, design, interactive, audio, video, photos, and news judgment.
TV is about showing the news. Print is more about telling and explaining. Online is about showing, telling, demonstrating and interacting. It’s easy for online journalists, most of who have been trained in
traditional media, to stick to broadcast and print storytelling forms. But that would be a waste. In online journalism you have many more elements to choose from — so use them. Combine the best of each world in the
Publishing And Distribution
• Use print to explain
• Use multimedia to show
• Use interactive to demonstrate and engage
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