360-­Degree Video Journalism: an analysis of the different angles of modern technology and news reporting

This paper will analyse and consider 360-­degree videos in the context of previous new technologies and how they changed processes for journalism. Referencing previous research literature, news articles, case studies and my personal experience using 360-­degree videos as a videojournalist, this paper will serve as a conceptual review in order to better understand new considerations that might have to be taken when considering 360-­degree videos for daily news production. Moreover, this paper will review the introduction of liveblogs and Facebook Live, and how each has fundamentally changed journalism. By doing so, this conceptual review will hope to identify unique challenges and successes that 360-­degree video journalism might have for the reporter from a technical, ethical and storytelling point of view.

360-­Degree Video Journalism: an analysis of the different angles of modern technology and news reporting

This paper will analyse and consider 360-­degree videos in the context of previous new technologies and how they changed processes for journalism. Referencing previous research literature, news articles, case studies and my personal experience using 360-­degree videos as a videojournalist, this paper will serve as a conceptual review in order to better understand new considerations that might have to be taken when considering 360-­degree videos for daily news production. Moreover, this paper will review the introduction of liveblogs and Facebook Live, and how each has fundamentally changed journalism. By doing so, this conceptual review will hope to identify unique challenges and successes that 360-­degree video journalism might have for the reporter from a technical, ethical and storytelling point of view.

Use of New Narratives for COVID-19 Reporting: From 360º Videos to Ephemeral TikTok Videos in Online Media

The disruptive evolution of technology has impacted on all aspects of commu­nication. Consequently, various alterna­tives are being developed for storytelling, delivering messages, and connecting to people. The evolution of social media and mul­timedia technologies is evident. Since 2014, we have witnessed changes both in the concept of immersion over the 360º format and virtual reality. Such changes aim at much closer proximity between user and content, strengthen­ing possible empathic bonds. Even so, emerging audiences, especial­ly Generation Z, spend time in digital environments that do not support this type of content. As a consequence, their interactions and multimedia behavior focus on vertical, ephemeral content, rendering TikTok as an innovative alter­native with a significant growth trend. This study proposes a review of media outlets and journalists’ work report­ing on the COVID-19 pandemic using 360º multimedia narratives and Tik­Tok. Research shows evidence of the limited use of the immersive multime­dia format and the increase of produc­tions in the ephemeral vertical format of TikTok —whose audience reach has grown significantly. Keywords: COVID-19, 360 video, ephemeral video, journalism, Genera­tion Z.

JORNALISMO EM VÍDEO PARA WEB: O MODELO DA AGÊNCIA SENADO / VIDEO JOURNALISM FOR WEB: THE MODEL OF THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL SENATE NEWS AGENCY

Com o objetivo de identificar as características próprias da linguagem e do formato de vídeos para divulgação na internet, foram aplicadas nesta pesquisa as metodologias de revisão bibliográfica e análise de conteúdo dos 50 vídeos mais assistidos no canal do Senado Federal no website YouTube, no ano de 2014. O canal é mantido pela agência de notícias da Casa e abriga primordialmente conteúdo feito exclusivamente para a web. O conteúdo dos vídeos consiste na cobertura factual das atividades das senadoras e dos senadores, além de material especial. No caso investigado, verificou-se que o material criado para a internet tem especificidades e não se confunde com o feito para TV – a estrutura, o formato e a narrativa não obedecem ao padrão do telejornalismo. Identificou-se, ainda, que os aspectos temáticos que mais despertaram o interesse do público, devido à presença significativa nessa seleção de vídeos mais assistidos, foram conflitos pessoais exaltados entre parlamentares e temas polêmicos, como a regulamentação do uso da maconha.