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Month: December 2016

The Mass Shootings-Five Years Unfolding Before You

December 14, 2016 al

The tragedy is not that it happened once. Mass shootings happen year upon year. Field of Vision – Speaking is Difficult from Field Of Vision

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4.1 Miles

December 14, 2016 al

You are not likely to see another video as stunning as this anytime soon. The New York Times’ 4.1 Miles video, a documentation in natural

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A documentary that will shake you
A creative year-ender
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20 story ideas for you
What exactly does “social distancing” mean in real life?
Helping Journalists Covering COVID-19 Manage Stress and Trauma
Al’s Morning Meeting Daily Story ideas is back
Download our “Managing Newsroom Stress and Trauma” handout
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Nieman Lab

Buzzy social audio apps like Clubhouse tap into the age-old appeal of the human voice
Mixing public media and digital news startups can amplify the strengths of both — but not without risk
Twitter’s new “Super Follow” will let you charge for tweets, and journalists are drooling
Journalists don’t always cover anti-racism protests as fairly as they think they do
“‘That’s not Timesean’ can be used to exclude”: The New York Times gives the big report treatment to enacting “sweeping” cultural change
Facebook got everything it wanted out of Australia by being willing to do what the other guy wouldn’t
Facebook will restore news sharing in Australia, at least for now

InteractiveNarratives.org

Junkoâs Story: Surviving Hiroshimaâs Atomic Bomb
An intimate account of one young girlâs harrowing experience and miraculous survival.
The Boat
âThe Boatâ, an interactive graphic novel about escape after the Vietnam War. Based on the story by Nam Le, adapted by Matt Huynh.
Which Direction Do You Sleep?
A kinetic type story illustrating a common understanding within Ayurvedic practice. Created for my motion graphics class this semester at Ohio University.
Cronulla Riots - The Day That Shocked the Nation
Investigate the simmering tensions between groups of Australians that led to racially motivated violence at Sydneyâs Cronulla Beach in December 2005.
Rebuilding Haiti
Four years after the earthquake, how is Haiti rebuilding itself? If you were part of the process, would you be able to make the right choices? âRebuilding HaÃ¯ti" is an interactive piece of journalism. The form mixes newsgame and longform journalism. The story is about development issues (like rural exodus, land reform and brain drain). […]
Blind Wrestler
Shot and Produced by Jose F. Moreno/Courier-Post

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Columbia Journalism Review

They were arrested while covering protests last year. They’re still in legal limbo.
When a word starts to smell
Press freedom comes second to self-interest—again—as Biden lets MBS off the hook
Michael Tubbs—the former mayor of Stockton, California—on racism and disinformation
The ongoing fight against racism in newsrooms
Michael Tubbs on disinformation, racism, and news deserts

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