alternative story forms
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Presentation for Florida Atlantic University Multimedia Journalism classTRANSCRIPT
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Alternative story forms
Presentation for Florida Atlantic University Multimedia Journalism Class
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Writing for the webWe have discussed:
Shorter (paragraphs & overall) Bullets Informative subheads Breaking stories down into chunks of
information, like sidebars.
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Alternative Story Forms Convey news without using the
standard inverted pyramid format. Can be used as sidebars or as the
main presentation Let’s name some….
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Examples: a timeline a checklist a fact box graphic Q&A By the numbers Dos and don’ts Glossary
Guide (Facebook 101) How to List Pro/con Biographical profile -
facts under subheads Quiz Quote box Map mashup Database
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Review examples Go to fauclass.blogspot.com and
let’s review the links I have to alternative story forms.
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Poynter study of ASFs Alt story forms help readers grasp
information presented to them. They draw the reader’s eye better
than regular text They work best with fact-laden
stories, providing a way to handle numbers, time, location, etc.
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Databases Presenting facts in a new way Structured information Searchable Allows user to make information
personally relevant
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Mashups A digital mashup is a digital media
file containing text, graphics, audio, video and animation drawn from pre-existing sources, to create a new derivative work.
Common mashups: Using Google maps to present a database
( Example: housingmaps.com)