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Tag Archives: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

What we’re watching: two takes on documentary

Lately, we’ve been pondering the full range of documentary projects. From a storytelling standpoint, “Hell and Back Again” represents one end of the spectrum. The film, which won the documentary award at Sundance this year, tracks a soldier through combat, injury and back home to North Carolina. Watch the brief trailer and see a gallery [...]

Writing is part of the digital story: examples of powerful multimedia presentations that incorporate (not just link to) good nonfiction writing

[Earlier this week, Jacqueline Marino wrote about the many words that often accompany multimedia stories on Interactive Narratives, a showcase of such work sponsored by the Online News Association. Today, she provides some examples of presentations that integrate writing into the storytelling.]

Annesha’s daughter prays in front of the Altar in the backyard (Joshua Cogan 2008)

1. Hope: Living [...]