With new formats constantly emerging, Emma-Leena Ovaskainen, a visual journalist for Finland’s biggest daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, has modified the list and made her own additions — with helpful examples!

In this study I found nine different forms of storytelling. The examples on this page are from media I covered in this project. Note that they are best experienced with a mobile phone.

1. Short Video, Short Documentaries, Explainers

Pioneered by AJ+ and NowThis, these are used in many newsrooms. The style uses video, stills and animation or is combination of these; mostly captioned and subtitled.

• Guardian animations and explainers: Cambridge Analytica
• New York Times visual investigations: Texas shooting
• BBC: Your phone is now a refugee’s phone
• BBC short stories: Biggest thank you who shared this (heart) with me
• Washington Post docs: The women who want to mute R. Kelly

Credit by - GIJN

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