Readings to scan in advance of my tear-jerking and spiritually uplifting presentation Wednesday:
Henry Jenkins (the father of the term) on what transmedia is in the entertainment world. His seven principles:
Part A
Part B
Though nobody I have found directly addresses how transmedia would work in journalism, some of transmedia's most influential students -- Jenkins and consultant Christy Dena -- have stated that it is a possibility.
Sam Ford, a former MIT student of Jenkins, former journalist and a blogger for the Convergence Culture Consortium, addressed it most directly on the C3 blog. But he also goes little further than noting it is possible and hints that it happens on its own from time to time by virtue of the technology. His writing also predates some of the codification of the idea of transmedia done in the past year by Jenkins, Dena and Frank Rose.
Bring your tissues. And a vuvuzela or two.
Kevin,
ReplyDeleteVery glad to see you helping forge ahead with the discussion on transmedia journalism. As you note, I have been very excited to see how transmedia storytelling in relation to news stories might really develop. In news, it's often been labeled as "convergence," and five years ago the discussion of converged news teams abounded. Keep me updated on your work.
Sam (@Sam_Ford)