Following the digital revolution and the explosion of Internet, multimedia has brought great innovation to visual storytelling
Photojournalists are exploring new approaches, combining images, video, sound, and text in their work. Our own multimedia contest has already seen five editions.
In a pioneering study, commissioned by World Press Photo and published here, Dr. David Campbell examines the current practices in multimedia against the background of the disruption in the traditional media economy, and the revolution in how people consume news today. Download the full research report, and join in the discussion on Dr. Campbell’s blog.
To hear from the makers themselves, we have produced a series of five video conversations, with some of the leading players in the field giving their views, and sharing their personal experiences, about the challenges in funding, producing and distributing multimedia:
How is multimedia being produced?
How is multimedia being financed?
How is multimedia being published & distributed?
How are viewers consuming multimedia?
What are the criteria for success?
