Tag: Sarah Hill
Eight takeaways for newsrooms to integrate augmented, virtual or mixed reality into the workplace
Five journalists spend two days at RJI for immersive video storytelling event; walk away more energized about the technology.
Immersive technology event speakers
Veda Shastri Veda Shastri is a documentary filmmaker and immersive video journalist. She is currently a producer of The Daily 360 at The New York Times where she handles international coverage in 360 video. She recently produced the series “Genocide’s Legacy” as well as an interactive from inside Fukushima, Japan. Veda co-produced a VR documentary, … Continued
Immersive technology event brings industry professionals to Missouri classrooms
Rather than just hearing case studies about what newsrooms are doing with immersive technologies, University of Missouri students will interact with professionals in these fields in the classroom during an upcoming event. “It’s one thing to look at a car online,” says Jim Flink, assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and event leader. “It’s a whole … Continued
Immersive Storytelling: Why it’s powerful
Sarah Hill, CEO and chief storyteller at StoryUp, speaks about the power of immersive storytelling for journalism and the tools she thinks would be the best fit for newsrooms on a budget.
Immersive Storytelling: Ruthy Chapman
Ruthy Chapman is a Columbia, Missouri, resident who had to adjust her commute after her city bus line was cut in 2017. Instead of catching a regular bus connection each day, she has to call in advance for a van shuttle to pick her up at her old bus stop to get her to work.
FL#181: Journalism 360, an immersive storytelling initiative
Journalism 360 Journalism 360 is an initiative to help journalists experiment with immersive storytelling through events, training, grants, Medium posts and Google Hangouts. The effort aims to connect journalists and build a community around 360 video and augmented and virtual reality for news. Reporting by Reuben Stern and Lindsey Miller For more information: Journalism 360 … Continued
Sarah Hill: VR Journalism: One Startup’s Collab Culture
Sarah Hill, StoryUP Sarah Hill is the chief storyteller and CEO of StoryUP, a VR journalism startup based in Columbia, Mo. A former interactive news anchor and chief storyteller for Veterans United Foundation, Hill creates with human media, pushing the transition of text-based storytelling to a three-dimensional world. She was the first person to use … Continued