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Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Neil Shea, Andrew Metz, Hyung-Cheol Kang
with James Geary

Creating Great Journalism from Great Innovation :

Some of the leading innovators in US journalism will show examples of their best stories, presenting work that is pushing creative boundaries while honoring high journalistic standards. The presenters are experimenting with a broad range of storytelling tools - from virtual reality to Instagram to long-form documentary - in an effort to expand their audiences and keep their work relevant. Along with creative opportunities, the tools can also pose ethical questions, which the presenters, along with a Korean broadcast journalist-tuned scholar, will discuss. This session will be led by James Geary, Deputy Curator of Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism.


Virtual Reality Meets Journalism

The emergence of Virtual Reality as a mass medium has opened a new frontier for storytellers. Without the boundaries of a traditional screen, viewers are immersed in an engaging experience that can be powerfully resonant. Journalists using VR face the technological challenges of tools barely out of the “garage tinkering” stages as well as a new set of ethical questions imposed by the medium. Yuliya Parshina-Kottas will discuss the New York Times Newsroom’s technical and editorial challenges incorporating VR in journalism during the making of three films — Vigils in Paris, The Contenders, and Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart.


Pioneering in Instagram storytelling

There has never been a better time to tell stories. We have more outlets than ever before, and wider audiences who are ready to connect. But in the chaos of modern media, how do we get our stories seen, read, heard? Enter Instagram, the 400-million-user social media app that caters to cat photos and selfies—but that also offers a great platform for serious storytelling. Neil Shea is pioneer in Instagram storytelling, and the first journalist to leverage National Geographic’s enormous social media feed for serial non-fiction. He discusses the design challenges and promises of working with this expansive app.


The many forms of FRONTLINE

A look at how the acclaimed television documentary series has extended its journalism and its audience to other platforms and in other forms — from digital interactive storytelling to native Facebook and YouTube videos, Virtual Reality and 360 films to collaborations with editorial partners spanning print, broadcast and digital. Managing Editor Andrew Metz discusses keeping journalism and editorial standards front and center as the series moves across platforms.


*To be followed by a panel discussion with Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Neil Shea, Andrew Metz, Kang Hyung Cheol moderated by Ann Marie Lipinski