Practicing Convergence Journalism: An Introduction to Cross-Media Storytelling

by Janet Kolodzy

Practicing Convergence Journalism teaches budding journalists how to make the most of digital technology to tell their stories effectively across multiple media platformsin print, audio, video and online. Janet Kolodzy addresses multi-media and cross-media thinking, organizing, reporting and producing for both short-form spot news and long-form features. Her approach focuses on storytelling principles, not just specific technical practices, providing journalists with the mindset and skills they need to adapt their writing and reporting for the tools of today and tomorrow. With this book and the aid of its companion website, students learn how to: Develop a cross-media mode of journalistic thinking that will result in stories suitable for a fast-paced, multitasking and mobile audience.Decide when visuals are useful and necessary, and understand how to capture, select and organize them to effectively enhance a readers understanding of a story.Put together various elements of storytelling (writing, audio, moving and still pictures) for an interactive journalistic experience.

217 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Georgina Koutrouditsou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Εξαιρετικά χρηστικός οδηγός για να εισάγει κάποιον στη νέα δημοσιογραφική πραγματικότητα.

[Alexandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was quite repetitive, so it got very difficult to actually pay any attention. Only specific chapters were actually useful. I think the book is also outdated.

[Adrienne B · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this was generally unhelpful with a few good chapters. I feel like she could have used some more graphics to explain some things in the Digital Storytelling chapter, which is kind of interesting considering the intent of the book is to keep content accessible and understandable across all platforms.
A lot of the book is repetitive and overwritten, with grand anecdotal introductions that ended up distracting or confusing me.
I did, however, find the chapter on Feature Or Enterprise News Stories VERY helpful and informative.