A Practical Guide to Graphics Reporting

CHAPTERTWO

Multimedia Storytelling: How Different Media Use Graphics

 

Print publications such as newspapers and magazines have, in many ways, pioneered the field of information graphics reporting. And, as technology and software continue to improve, so do the methods graphics reporters use to create visual story packages. In recent years, information graphics have begun to evolve beyond the traditional print format, as newspapers, television stations and other news organizations have begun to make better use of the multimedia storytelling capabilities of the Web. Additionally, with improvements in 3D and animation graphics software, such as Newtek Lightwave and Macromedia Flash, information graphics for broadcast, Web and even print have become ...