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Visual Journalism

ONA19

Shooting for Vertical

  • Sarah Frank

“Vertical” is not an unhappy consequence of phone design but a fundamentally new way of storytelling, requiring strategies for maximizing top- and bottom-frame and a shift...

ONA19

VR in Paradise: Behind the Scenes on a Radioactive Atoll

  • Mika Makelainen
  • Päivi Koskinen

Learn how to film with high-tech cameras in a remote, demanding and extreme location with this immersive look at the Finnish Broadcasting Company’s groundbreaking VR project...

ONA18

360 Video as a Reporting Tool: How and When to Break News with Immersive Video

  • Veda Shastri

Using 360 video and virtual reality is, plainly, different from flat video coverage, with production time, editing and file size challenges, among others. It is also an...

ONA18

Drones: Innovative Storytelling Tools

  • Dale Blasingame
  • Sara Shields

Much more than a shiny, new toy for photographers and videographers, drones are an innovative, increasingly popular storytelling tool that journalists and newsrooms are using in a ...

ONA17

Journalism 360: Creating Immersive Content on a Shoestring Budget

  • Nathan Griffiths
  • Lakshmi Sarah
  • Robert Hernandez
  • Moderated by Scott Mayerowitz

Whether you're a smaller team interesting in testing out 360 video, or a larger newsroom looking for ways to scale up, we'll show you creative ways to create content on...

ONA17

Stories are the New Story: Making Vertical Content Work

  • Fernanda Braune-Brackenrich
  • Jake Grovum

Vertical content — think Snapchat Discover or Instagram and Facebook Stories — is becoming ubiquitous. We’ll dive into a mix of theory and practical tips for getting your...

Dublin17

Straight to Video: Analytics on Packaged and Live Web Video

  • Nathalie Malinarich
  • Nic Newman
  • Nick Wrenn

The increasing demand for web video has led newsrooms to experiment with different formats, including pre-packaged video pieces, various video products, live coverage and more....

ONA16

Broadcast, Web Video and the Attention Economy

  • Molly Hughes
  • Misty Montano
  • Moderated by Chip Mahaney

Web video takes an entirely different mindset than a standard television broadcast. How do we design something to catch attention online? We’ve assembled a team of experts —...

ONA16

Hype or Here: When Should I Use 360/VR in My Storytelling?

  • Jessica Lauretti
  • Jamie Pallot
  • Jenna Pirog

Dozens of newsrooms have gotten into 360 video / virtual reality reporting since ONA15, so it’s time to explore the question of when and where it makes sense to use these...