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Three examples of new forms of journalism made possible by digital - mobile - visual technologies.
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New Forms of Journalism: Digital, Mobile, VisualMindy McAdamsProfessor, JournalismUniversity of Florida, U.S.A.
New York City snow stormDecember 26, 2010
WNYC Radio: Google MapDecember 29, 2010 (3 days after storm): White = snow not cleared
WNYC Radio: Google MapDecember 30, 2010 (4 days after storm): Purple = snow cleared
WNYC Radio: Snow Crisis
• Over the radio, listeners were asked to text PLOW to 30644, the station’s mobile shortcode• The location of each text was added to a Google
Map• The map was posted on the radio station’s
website• Each person who texted was asked to also leave
an audio report as voicemail• The audio reports were played on the radio
“It really encourages other people to send in their story and contribute, when they hear people just like them.”
—Jim Colgan, former WNYC news producer
ProPublica: Dialysis Story
• Investigative journalism from a nonprofit news organization• Topic: Kidney dialysis, treatment centers• Government data about the centers was
available to medical providers but not to the patients or the public• After a three-year struggle, ProPublica
succeeded in getting the government to release the data• Dialysis patients can now search and compare
“[D]espite massive expense by U.S. taxpayers, Americans endure some of the worst outcomes for dialysis care in the industrialized world. One in five patients dies each year.”
—“Dialysis: The Story So Far,” ProPublica
The Tiziano Project 12 Young Kurdish Reporters Were Trained
Video: 360° KurdistanThe Pigeon Keepers, by Muhemmed Nawzad, age 23
The Tiziano Project
• Where: Conflict, post-conflict, and underreported regions• Who: Members of those communities• What: Training, equipment, affiliations• Funding: Grants and donations• Projects to date: Kurdistan, Kenya, DR Congo,
Rwanda, Somalia
“I produced two short documentaries that were broadcast on CNN. When I first saw my film A Visit to a Kigali Metal Yard broadcast, it was like a dream for me.”
—Solange Nyamulisa, former Tiziano student (DR Congo)
All three of these projects won top prizes at the annual Online News Association conference in September 2011.
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