McCormick Foundation Specialized Reporting Institute: Reporting in Virtual Spaces |
The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, in partnership with the McCormick Foundation, presents the Virtual Journalism Summit on April 6. This event takes place in the CUB Auditorium on the Pullman campus of Washington State University.
This day-long free event examines the growing popularity and influence of virtual worlds, where there are many real stories unfolding within the “metaverse” and its newly-created 3D spaces. Key technology executives and newsmakers will be on hand to offer insight, tips, and tools for media production in the virtual world.
Presenters include:
- Helen Thomas, former White House bureau chief
- Bob Scheiffer, CBS News' chief Washington correspondent
- Philip Rosedale, founder, Second Life
- Lane Merrifield, Executive Vice President, Disney Online Studios
- Lila King, senior producer, CNN Interactive Storytelling
- Erica Driver, co-founder, ThinkBalm
- Wagner James Au, virtual world journalist
- Bernhard Drax, virtual world journalist
See our Event Schedule and Speakers page for complete details.
Interested in online access to this event? Visit our Online Event Access page
What is virtual journalism?
Virtual journalism refers to the phenomena of news reporting within a 3D online space, such as Second Life or Club Penguin. Real-world news organizations, such as CNN and Sky News, have already opened “in-world” news bureaus that aim to document and report on the emerging economy and activities within virtual worlds.
In addition to these mass news media experimentations, there are also citizen-created news and blog sites that aim to document inner-world developments, activities and communities. Further, in some cases, content creators are even adding streamed video news and entertainment programming to further engage and inform their in-world audiences. Many of these emerging media outlets have amassed a significant following through digital distribution both within and outside the confines of these 3D spaces.
You can see examples of virtual journalism at the following links:
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