for journalism

Ivan LajaraMarch 26, 2013

Why use New Hive?

• To add a visual touch to your stories and features

• To increase engagement• To highlight related content• To showcase a portfolio

• To turn this

… into this:

What stories benefit?

• Music, art, personality, travel and news features

• Evergreen stories Maps• Stories with multimedia content

What kinds of multimedia can I use?

• Photos, screengrabs, old front pages• Gifs• Video• Audio• Maps, including StreetView embeds• And anything you can imagine (you can even

draw on it)

How do I work New Hive into my workflow?

• Plan ahead: Have copy, images and multimedia ready.

• Set goals and realistic expectations:– What do you want to accomplish?– How much time do you have to do that?

TIPS

• Save often• Lay out your expression on paper as you would a page

in print.• At the beginning, keep it simple.• Use horizontal or vertical layouts if you want to tell a

story.• Use the embed tool and post on your site, but link to

the main expression for the full-screen experience.• Seriously, save often.• Have fun.

And yes, this presentation was also made as a New Hive expression.

FURTHER READING:

• New Hive in journalismhttp://newhive.com/ivanlajara/new-hive-in-journalism?q=%

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• How to ‘snowfall’ your stories with no coding and for free

http://dailyfreeman.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-snowfall-your-stories-with-no.html

Contact me

• http://twitter.com/ivanlajara• http://on.fb.me/ivanlajara• http://about.me/ivanlajara• ilajara@journalregister.com