Interac(ve    Storytelling  

Rachel  Schallom  Fusion  

@rschallom  

Many  types  of  interac(ves  

•  Databases  •  Sortable  tables  •  Data  visualiza7ons  •  Quizzes  •  Timelines  •  Standalone  interac7ves  

•  Explainers  •  Longform  design  •  Lists  •  Mul7media  experiences  

•  Calculators  

THERE  ARE  THINGS  ONLY  GRAPHICS    

CAN  DO  

Supreme  Court  Case  Explainer  

hCp://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-­‐interac7ve/2016/jun/03/texas-­‐abor7on-­‐supreme-­‐court-­‐interac7ve  

INTERACTIVES  INCORPORATE  MULTIMEDIA    FOR  DEEPER  

UNDERSTANDING  

Hamilton  Rhymes  Interac(ve  

hCp://graphics.wsj.com/hamilton/  

INTERACTIVES  MAKE  THE  USER  PART    OF  THE  STORY  

Who  should  be  Hillary’s  VP?  

hCps://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/poli7cs/2016-­‐elec7on/vice-­‐presiden7al-­‐candidate-­‐finder/democra7c/  

Unequal  Rights  Interac(ve  Video  

hCp://fusion.net/interac7ve/295943/unequal-­‐rights-­‐abor7on-­‐guns-­‐missouri-­‐documentary/  

Rent  Calculator  

hCp://fusion.net/interac7ve/125245/rent-­‐calculator-­‐are-­‐you-­‐paying-­‐more-­‐than-­‐everyone-­‐else/  

VIRTUAL    REALITY  

Walk  around  the  Ferguson  scene  

There’s  a  lot    we  can’t    say  in  text.  

Interac(ve  journalism  shows  the  audience  

how  the  story    affects  them.  

When  we  decide  to  do  a  project  

• How  do  interac7ve  capabili7es  enhance  this  idea?    •  Can  the  readers  find  themselves  in  the  data?  •  Is  it  shareable?  •  Is  it  a  format  we  can  reuse?  

QUESTIONS?      

Find  us  at  Fusion.net/Series/Interac(ve  

 I’m  on  TwiWer  —  @rschallom