Storytooling Workshop - by @Journalism2ls & @HowtoStory A hands-on workshop with the latest digital tools that can open a world of possibilities for journalists. From smart searching to social media analysis and storytelling tools. The workshop starts with a look at the implications of new technology on media/news consumption and user interaction. After that we go hands-on with some intelligent digital tools that can help you find the right story and engaging tools to make that story more engaging and interactive. Ezra Eeman & Tim Verheyden.

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#storytooling
@ezraeeman @timverheyden

3. WHAT’S A
STORY?

4. GROTER

5. GROTER

6. GROTER
AND THIS?

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15. S
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V
A Good Story

16. Simple
One story with one
baseline.
Emotional
Universal emotions and
feelings, obstacles and a goal.
Valuable
An added value for the viewer
encourages reflection and action.
Real
Seek for authenticity in what you tell
and who you show.
S
E
R
V
A Good Story

17. Story Building Blocks
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18. Character &
Motivation
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Conflict
(internal/external)
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Connection
Universal feeling.
Why Should I Care
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Ongoing aCtion
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Story Building Blocks
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19. Find a strong compelling character that
people can relate to.
Film him/her doing something other
than talking (unfolding action)
Look for a conflict or complication or
unanswered question that you will
resolve (or not).
Simplify your answer by the end of the
video.
Bob Sascha.

22. Remember
People
Conversation
with your
audience
Your Passion
Observe
around you + read
Brainstorm

23. 1. Fast Idea Generator
Templates to generate new ideas and
story angles.

24. Ebola
in
Liberia
Ebola
everywhere
Medical
Tes5ng
Rapid
ebola
tests
Doctors
treat
pa5ents
What
if
pa5ents
treat
doctors
Lot
of
money
for
cancer
research
How
about
ebola?

25. 2. XMind
Brainstorm app.

27. 3. Mindly
Mobile mindmapping

28. 4. Realtime Board
An online whitboard to visualy generate
story ideas.

30. 5. Go Moodboard
Simple online moodboards

32. Alerts
Stay on top of a topic.
6. Google Alerts
7. Talkwalker
8. Mention

33. 9. IFTTT
Automate actions between two apps.
1. Send tweets with a certain hashtag
to Google spreadsheets.
2. Get a daily digest of geolocated
tweets.
3. Get a messages whenever someone
mails you.
4. Archive your instagram pictures on
dropbox.
5. Link Feedly with Evernote
6. ...

36. Monitor News
11. Nuzzel
News shared by friends & colleagues
on social media.
12. Newsle
News about friends and colleagues
on social media.
10. Feedly
Best feedreader out there.
13. Social Sensor
Stream of algorithm filterd news.
14. Prismatic
News based your interests and
connections.
15. Tweetdeck
Indispensable to follow news on
Twitter.

37. 16. Defcomb
Track keyword combinations and
assemble your own news feed.

39. 17. Maps Engine
Layered geographic research on specific
areas.

41. 18. Geofeedia
Monitor social media based on
location.
19. Echosec
Follow social media based on
location.
20. CoEverywhere/
Ground Signal
(Mobile) app for location based
social media search.
Location

44. 21. Newspaper Map
Find and translate newspapers from all
over the world.

46. Social Media
23. Buzzsumo
Monitor which stories are trending.
24. Mentionmap
Map twitterusers and hashtags.
22. Topsy
Advanced twitter search engine
25. Bio is Changed
Get an update when someone’s
twitter bio is changing.
26. Tweet Library
App to archive tweets
27. 360 Social Me
Get an overview of someone’s social
media presence.

48. 28. Electoral
Clone, merge, compile & curate twitter
lists.

53. 29. Filmic Pro
Video app with a lot of professional
grade settings.
30. Clips
A very intuitive mobile editing suit
31. VSOCAM
One of our favorite picture apps.
Reporting

54. 32. Interviewy
Audio-recorder with a built in
transcription function.
33. O-Transcribe
Nice online tool for audio/video
transcription.
34. Qwaz Audio App
Transcriber created for and by
journalists.
Reporting

56. Good tools attracts attention,
raise interest for the subject, add
value and engage the reader to
stay longer on the page, dig
deeper and share the story.
4 MUST HAVES FOR
STORYTELLING TOOLS
01ATTENTION
04ENGAGEMENT
03VALUE
02INTEREST
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57. Interaction
Determine the level of
interaction you want. Do you
push, pull, allow conversation,
ask for interaction. Is it live or
not? Single- or multi-user?
V
Time/Skill
How much time do you have
to build something? 10
minutes or 10 months? How
much skill do you need to get
the job done?
$
Price
Check the price. Some tools
are open source and free.
Others work with
subscriptions, clicks or have to
be bought.
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Story Elements
Identify the elements of your
story. Which one do you want
to highlight or add with a tool?
Time, place, persons, sounds,
images, relationships, data,...
“
Form/Function
Make sure the form of your
tool follows the function it has
and not the other way around.
Don’t distract, add value.
5
Platform
Consider the platform your
readers will use to access the
story: web, mobile, touch,...
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58. 35. Exposure
Beautiful online platform for picture
stories.
36. Storyform
Wordpress platform for
scrollytelling.
37. Storehouse
Mobile app to tell scrolling stories.
Scrollytelling

60. 38. Sway
New interactive storytelling
platform from Microsoft.
39. Pageflow
Open Source scrollytellingplatform
from WDR
40. Adventr
Platform for non-lineaire
interactieve stories.
Scrollytelling

61. 41. Kettlecorn
Online platform for making layered
online video content.
42. Racontr
Very performant platform for
building interactive stories.
43. Touchcast
iPad app to make interactive touch
video.
Interactieve Video

63. 44. Timeline.Js
Nice tool to illustrate a story timeline.
Free & Open Source

64. 45. StoryMaps.js
Drag & drop interactive maps.

66. Multimedia
47. Thinglink
Make pictures and video interactive.
48. Mattermap
Map issues interactively.
46. Spicynodes
Interactive topic exploration.
49. Pixlr Express
Online photo editing tool.
50. Odyssey
Integrate different media on maps.
51. Tripline
Visualize trips

68. Multimedia
53. Storify
Build a stream of stories with online
content.
54. Twitshot
Automated pictures for your tweets.
52. Jamsnap
Add sound to pictures.
55. Replay
Mix & Match Storytelling app for
foto’s &video
56. Google Cardboard
3D glasses with open source SDK
57. Cartodb
Visualize data on maps.

70. 58. Soundcite
Seamless audio for texts.

71. 59. Chhirp
Post your voice on twitter. Great for
small audio fragments.

72. 60. Opinion
Ultimate podcast app.

74. 61. Infogram
Simple infographics.

75. 62. Datavisual
Flexible tool for data graphs.

76. 63. Viz
Mobile app for simple data viz.

78. Pick
Keep it simple. Chose tools that suit your workflow.
Stick
Be consequent.
Dig
Get to know your tools. Learn the shortcuts. RTFM.
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79. The 80/20 Rule
;
Focus on what works for you. Make a
selection of 10 tools to do 80% of the work.
Be open for new things. Dare to experiment
in 20% of your work.
experiments daily
20%
80%

80. Need more Tools?
@Journalism2ls
https://www.pinterest.com/
journalismtools/

81. Need more Storytelling?
@howtostory
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/book-how-to-story-storytelling-for-journalists