When it comes to narrative multimedia, how can we reimagine storytelling from the ground up? What if templates for new models were right in front of us? In a recent post on his blog, University of Southern California professor Henry Jenkins addressed the topic of “He-Man and the Masters of Transmedia.” (Hat tip to Nieman Lab [...]
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USC’s Henry Jenkins on multimedia storytelling: what can journalists learn from He-Man?
May 28, 2010 – 5:18 pm
Boston Bookfuturists look at mapping, charting new narratives
February 11, 2010 – 11:48 am
Continuing the “future of narrative” theme for this week, today we look at some of the experimental stories discussed at the first-ever Boston Bookfuturists Meetup on January 29, hosted by Joanne McNeil of Tomorrow Museum. Nieman Lab director Josh Benton attended and brought back some links to interesting new approaches to narrative. The discussion touched on “Mr. [...]
“Cutthroat Capitalism” strips down story to chase pirate treasure
November 5, 2009 – 2:09 pm
In WIRED’s recent take on Somali piracy, “Cutthroat Capitalism”, Scott Carney leads what might have been a meaty narrative straight into a piranha-infested stream. What he pulls out on the other side is a story picked clean of words, revealing foundational economic forces that drive modern day pirates, expressed as a series of well-dressed equations. [...]
Untangling the Mystery of the Inca
February 13, 2007 – 12:46 pm
In this dense but accessible piece, Cook creates suspense by pursuing an intellectual mystery, a compelling question. He follows a group of scholars in their effort to figure out whether collections of knots made by the Incan civilization were the culture’s form of writing.
