Tag: Storytelling

Emotion in TV news

Television news is great at conveying emotion but only if the storyteller captures it. So keep rolling. That’s Mike Castellucci’s advice for young journalists. Castellucci is an award-winning reporter and photographer who now teaches at Michigan State. “Students get a…

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Where to find inspiring journalism

If you think local television news is all flash and trash, and radio news is just headlines, you’re missing part of the picture. Sure, lots of stations still follow the “if it bleeds it leads” philosophy, spending far too much…

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How to turn an assignment into a story

There’s a lot more to reporting than going out on assignment and asking questions. To tell really good stories, you need an inquisitive mind and a willingness to take risks–two characteristics Boyd Huppert of KARE-TV in Minneapolis has in abundance.…

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Storytelling tips from Steve Hartman

Steve Hartman has what looks like a dream job. He travels the country, telling uplifting stories that run once a week on the CBS Evening News. “On the Road” is a legendary franchise once the province of the great Charles…

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Using a game to tell a complex story

How can you help people understand what it’s really like to live through a major news story? Take the experience of people leaving their home countries to seek asylum in the United States. Video is one way of sharing what…

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Strong writing essential for all storytelling

While she hates to hear someone utter the phrase ‘print is dead,’ Lacey Russell, a CNN video production assistant, knows it’s a digital world. “I don’t like when people say ‘print is dead,’ because good writing will never die,” she…

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VR and AR: New ways of telling stories

Virtual and augmented reality give journalists the ability to tell stories that the audience can experience rather than simply consume. Both involve computer-generated imagery but use it differently. VR creates a simulation of real life while AR adds layers to…

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Tell a story by comparing photos

Natural disasters can change lives and landscapes in an instant. Before-and-after photos are a great way to tell the story of a wildfire, a tornado or a hurricane. And it’s easy make a photo comparison interactive using a free tool…

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Storytelling now — and back when

Sometimes I think the process of journalism has changed so much since I started it’s almost unrecognizable. (Scroll down for some early career memories.) But then I consider how much hasn’t changed. Good writing is still good writing, and will be forever.…

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