1st Edition

Conceptualising Immersive Journalism

By Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws Copyright 2020
112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

This book presents the history of virtual reality and its introduction into journalism, exploring the challenges posed by pushing to make the experience of news a full body event. The problem of interpretation versus objectivity is discussed, as well as the associated ethical responsibilities. Immersive journalism offers the vicarious reliving of a news event with the full body through... Read more

Introduction

Chapter One. Precedents of Immersive Journalism, between the fatal bullet and the reflective space

Chapter Two. Enter Immersive Journalism: Removing the Frame, Engaging the Body

Chapter Three. The Empathy Machine vs The Objectivity Norm

Chapter Four. The Ethics of Immersive Journalism

Conclusion

Biography

Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws is Associate Professor in Media at the Faculty of Media and Journalism, Volda University College, Norway. Her articles include "Can Immersive Journalism Enhance Empathy?" in Digital Journalism, and "Ethics Guidelines for Immersive Journalism," co-authored with Tormod Utne, in Frontiers in Robotics and AI.