Journalism in the Age of Virtual Reality - How Experiential Media Are Transforming News

Pavlik argues that a new form of media has emerged: experiential news, which delivers not just news stories but also news experiences, in which the consumer engages as a participant or virtual eyewitness in immersive, multi-sensory, and interactive narratives.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Experiential Stories: Situating the Transformation of Journalism in Historical Context
2. Digital Design in Experiential News
3. The News User Experience: Immersive, Interactive, and Multisensory
4. Encoded Content
5. Interactive Documentaries
6. Drone Media and Beyond
7. Economic, Regulatory, and Other Contextual Factors
8. An Experiential News Parable
Notes
Index

About the author

John V. Pavlik is professor of journalism and media studies in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. He is the author or editor of many books, including Media in the Digital Age (Columbia, 2008) and Digital Technology and the Future of Broadcasting: Global Perspectives (2016).

Summary

John V. Pavlik argues that a new form of media has emerged: experiential news, which delivers not just news stories but also news experiences, in which the consumer engages as a participant or virtual eyewitness in immersive, multisensory, and interactive narratives.

Additional text

Pavlik's thoughts about the future shape of [journalism] are intriguing. . . Highly recommended.

Product details

• Authors: John Pavlik
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780231184496
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18449-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Virtual Reality, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Press & journalism, News media and journalism, COMPUTERS / Internet / Social Media, Journalism; media studies