Image-based narrative in long-form transmedia journalism:

participation and cognitive navigation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2017.113.12

Keywords:

Communication, journalism, transmedia, storytelling, photography, digital journalism, media ecology

Abstract

Journalism is moving towards an increasingly multiplatform image-based narrative that takes into account transmedia concepts, as can be seen in long-form reports, especially in the digital field. We present a case study of the report “Líquido e incerto: o futuro dos recursos hídricos no Brasil” (Liquid and uncertain: the future of water resources in Brazil), published online by the Brazilian newspaper Folha de San Paulo, which takes account of these concepts, including participation and feedback. We try to understand contemporary image-based multiplatform journalism as a basic kind of cognitive narrative.

Author Biographies

Denis Renó, Universidad Estadual Paulista - Unesp (Brazil)

Journalist, master and doctor in Communication from the Methodist University of São Paulo (Brazil), post-doctorate in Transmedia Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) and post-doctorate in Interactive Interfaces for Transmedia Journalism from the University of Aveiro (Portugal), is Professor of the degree program in Journalism and the doctorate in Media and Technology of the Paulista State University - UNESP (Brazil), as well as honorary professor of the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). He is academic director of the Latin American Chair of Transmedia Narrative and coordinator of the GENEM - Study Group on the New Media Ecology.

Luciana Renó, Universidad de São Paulo - USP (Brazil)

Electrical Engineer, Master in Information Systems from the Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU (Brazil), PhD in Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) and postdoctoral candidate in Data Journalism from the University of São Paulo - USP (Brazil). She is a collaborator in the Mobilab laboratory, where she develops research practices on data reports. In addition, she is a member of the Latin American Chair of Transmedia Narrative and a researcher at the GENEM - Study Group on the New Media Ecology.

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Published

2017-02-28

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Renó, D., & Renó, L. (2017). Image-based narrative in long-form transmedia journalism:: participation and cognitive navigation. Obra Digital, (12), 87–99. https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2017.113.12

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No. 12 (2017): Participatory and collaborative strategies in factual narratives

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Monographic

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