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Karl Schroeder on futurism, augmented reality and the purpose of journalism

Karl Schroeder is a Canadian science fiction author whose work around online misinformation and the power of platforms is particularly pertinent in 2019. In this interview, ahead of his keynote at the European Digital Media Awards ceremony in Vienna, he discusses how science fiction often preempts such challenges, why the role of journalism is ever more vital for a functional society, and how futurism can inform media decisions.

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WAN-IFRA External Contributor

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2019-01-25 16:27

Smartphones and multi-user experiences will drive VR-adoption

It will not be until 2018 that the distribution and scale of virtual reality will become mainstream, and the evolution of smartphones and social experiments will be key factors in contributing to that development, according to Justin Hendrix, Executive Director of NYC Media Lab.

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Ava Bradley

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2016-06-06 18:21

Five lessons from using Virtual Reality to tell news stories

With rapid advances in Virtual Reality (VR) and video technology, and a high level of experimentation taking place in newsrooms, there is a hunger for information on what's working and what's not. At the news:rewired conference in London on Wednesday, Ben Kreimer, Journalism Technologist at Buzzfeed's Open Lab; Sarah Jones, VR storyteller and educator; and Parminder Bahra, EMEA Executive Producer for the Wall Street Journal shared the lessons they have learned.

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Ingrid Cobben

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2016-03-18 12:15

2016 make-or-break for Virtual Reality

Must-read for VR-innovators: a new report released by the Knight Foundation and USA Today Network on Sunday says that 2016 will be a decisive year for VR storytelling. Once the novelty wears off, will the hype take off or die down?

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Ingrid Cobben

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2016-03-15 17:19

Augmented reality: business, if not editorial, advantages are clear

In May 2008 the IT research and advisory company Gartner Inc. predicted that augmented reality would become one of the top 10 most disruptive technologies for the period 2008-2012. Sure enough, in the newspaper world at least, AR has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity, with many seeing its ability to connect print and digital as a much-needed lifeline for the paper press. 

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Amy Hadfield

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2013-06-27 18:32

The resilience of print

“We should not be talking about print vs. digital. We should be talking about producing innovative products, no matter the platform,” said Manfred Werfel, Deputy CEO of WAN-IFRA, kicking off a session dedicated to “The resilience of print” at the World Newspaper Congress.

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Dean Roper

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2013-06-05 09:35

French newspapers catch on to ‘augmented reality’

“Augmented reality” is a digital concept that the news industry has been familiar with for some time now. Already tried and tested by a host of national newspapers in the US and UK including The Independent, The Times, The Telegraph and The Los Angeles Times to name but a few (see previous Editors Weblog article on the varying ways in which these newspapers have been using AR), the past few weeks have seen a flourish of French newspapers hopping on board, embracing this new technology as a useful way to bridge the gap between their print and online content.

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Emily Moore

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2013-05-16 16:55

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