Category: Journalism

Journalism, social networks and mini serial narratives

Serial narratives are part of contemporary culture and they are deeply influencing storytelling techniques in the social networking era. In this article Roy Peter Clark delves deep into this topic:

While newspapers have moved away, to some extent, from multi-part serial narratives, there are signs of mini-serialization everywhere: in the cartoon strips and panels that let us visit our favorite characters each morning; in the racehorse coverage of local and national elections; in recurring news stories about Chilean miners trapped in a mine, or a British Petroleum well polluting the Gulf of Mexico. A live blog is a kind of serial narrative constructed in real time, and Facebook and Twitter often resemble the grammar and style of direct, observed reporting.

Coverage of the riots in Rome

Yesterday’s been a tough day for Italian politics, as the Parliament confirmed its confidence to prime minister Berlusconi with a three votes difference. For the first time after many years there have been several protests in Italy’s main towns, including the capital. Rome has been on fire the whole day and we’ve witnessed numerous acts of violence and vandalism performed both by the protesters and the police (those in a uniform and those without a uniform). Current was there among the protesters to cover what was happening and we came out with a pretty intense reportage. I also suggest you to check out the amazing pictures of the riots taken by my brother-in-law and talented photojournalist Daniele Veneri.