Here’s an updated list of online tools to create alternative story forms for the web (2023)
Tools come and go. Here’s a simplified list of tools that work right now for online alternative story forms.
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Images of text cause accessibility issues
I had the opportunity to judge some state journalism contests recently, and I was floored by how far online student
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Give readers visuals every 250 words
Use the scroll test to determine where to break up text online.
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Email newsletters bring stories directly to readers
Staffs use email newsletters to engage readers, cut through the noisy news landscape
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Mixed media online project serves as inspiration for student journalists
Online project exploring individuals’ lives after prison valuable for students to explore
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Don’t stick to the status quo: 3 questions to ask yourself when developing digital innovations
Cassidy Hettesheimer is a sophomore at the University of Georgia majoring in Journalism with a minor in General Business and
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Readers don’t leave Instagram. Here’s how news organizations are working with that
Sorry, but no one is clicking that “link in bio” on your Instagram account.
Don’t worry, though; it’s not you. Turns out, Instagram makes it pretty hard for creators to link out to their content elsewhere, which is why more and more news organizations are bringing their stories directly to the platform.
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60 Second Docs a great source of inspiration
Indigenous Media’s 60 Second Docs channel provides inspiration for non-fiction video storytellers.
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Student journalists should add Reddit to their toolkit
When it comes to social media, student journalists spend a lot of time producing content these days, but they don’t
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