It’s nearly a wrap for 2015,and what a year it was for the media. Here are my notables, plus my two disappointments.
Much has happened to advance storytelling. One of the most important, and in my view,is that we don’t hear the phrase “digital first” as often as we did in 2014. It is more about “the fable first” now. Concern about platforms has become secondary. The fable as protagonist is where it’s at and should continue to be. Those who populate newsrooms globally are getting the understanding: we are in the storytelling trade and we now have more platforms than ever to tell those stories. Amen to that, but I hope 2016 will be a year to concentrate on the need for innovative and creative storytelling techniques. Read more
Source: poynter.org