Multimedia essays are increasingly used in different professional fields. Some of the links provided in this page are from journalistic or educational sources.
BBC Wales – A guide to digital Storytelling
Centre for Documentary Practice -Linking photojournalists, documentary makers and academics in regard to research and storytelling on issue impacting the marginalized and vulnerable. Based in Australia.
Drum Beat 505 – Storytelling (August 17, 2009) published by the Communication Initiative Network focuses on stories, asking: what do we mean by the use of oral history, or storytelling, in the context of social change? What is the rationale behind its use as a communication strategy, and how has it been used in diverse contexts around the world to address a myriad of development issues? How do new technologies influence the telling of traditional tales, and what does the relatively new approach called “digital storytelling” look like in practice?
Message in-a-box – gives you everything you need to make and distribute your own media. This website covers A Strategy for Making Media, Print, Images, Audio, Internet, Video, and Mobiles. Each section includes information, references, links and inspiring case studies that show how the right tools and tactics can be used to make media with impact. Message in-a-box also provides open source software tools to make our own media and video and text ‘how-to’ guides that tell you how to do this. Run by the Tactical Technical Collective.
PlaceStories – is a software system for managing digital media, creating digital stories and publishing on-line through Google Maps.
The Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) – is an international non-profit training, project development, and research organization dedicated to assisting people in using digital media to tell meaningful stories from their lives. You can find in this page the Digital Storytelling Cookbook.
The educational uses of digital storytelling website – is to serve as a resource for teachers and students who are interested in how multimedia can be integrated into a variety of educational activities. Tips and software explanations provided.
The Modern Story – a grassroots educational programme that aims to bridge the technological divide by introducing digital skills and storytelling practices to youth and educators around the world. Includes participatory video projects.
