Immersive Longform Storytelling

A deep dive into the world of online and multimedia longform storytelling, this book charts the renaissance in deep reading, viewing and listening associated with the literary mind, and the resulting implications of its rise in popularity.

Autorentext

David O. Dowling, Associate Professor in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Iowa, is the author of seven books and numerous articles on publishing industries and the culture of media production. His work on digital media and journalism studies has appeared in such journals as Convergence, Genre, Digital Journalism, Digital Humanities Quarterly, and Journalism & Communication Monographs.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Multimedia Narratives: The 'Snow Fall' Revolution and Beyond 2. Social Media and the Online Reading Revival 3. On-Demand TV and the Binge Watching Revolution 4. Content Marketing's Immersive Transmedia Storytelling 5. Audio Immersion: the Case of the Podcast 6. The Interactive Online Documentary: Origins and Emerging Production Practices 7. The 360/VR Documentary: Tech Industry and Sport Media Case Studies Conclusion: The Immersed Journalist