Long form journalism
Long-form journalism is a form of journalism that explicitly relies on long readings. Contrary to the assumption that media consumers only read short texts on the Internet, long-form journalism assumes that there is a demand for detailed and high-quality journalistic articles even in the digital age.
definition
The term "long-form journalism" subsumes articles in online journalism that have the following criteria:
- Unlimited length: long-form pieces are usually lengthy contributions. They are not subject to any limitation on the number of characters, rather "they are precisely characterized by the fact that they are not interested in lengths and sizes, but rather take the space they need."
- Narrative text forms: Long-form journalism usually deals with topics that are difficult to penetrate and that require thorough analysis. Narrative text forms such as reportage are used for this.
- Multimedia: Characteristic of long-form journalism is the use of multimedia elements. This can include videos, audios, animations, graphics or data journalistic applications.
Delimitations
Journalistic contributions that fall under long-form journalism are often given different terms. In this context, multimedia reports, storytelling or scrollytelling are often used. Here, however, only the third of the above criteria (multimedia) is emphasized. There is consequently no uniformly used name.
distribution
In the USA, a "comeback" of long-form journalism has been observed since around 2013. The New York Times , which published pieces such as “Snow Fall” and “The Russia Left Behind”, is regarded as a pioneer for long-form journalism in the United States .
In Germany, too, there are now numerous examples of long-form journalism, such as the “long-distance” project by the Süddeutsche Zeitung and “long-form pieces” by Zeit Online . Journalist Sonja Kaute offers an overview of over 60 national and international examples of long-form journalism in her blog.
Web links
- James Bennet: "Against 'Long-Form Journalism'" . In: The Atlantic of December 12, 2013
- Alexander Nazaryan: "Serious Reporting Thriving on the Internet, Despite Predictions" In: Newsweek, September 15, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. on this: Christian Jakubetz: Longform-Journalismus: Almost everything is allowed . fachjournalist.de. February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Christian Jakubetz: Digital Journalism: Be Long! . universal-code.de. March 26, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Moritz Stückler: Scrollytelling: The pinnacle of multimedia journalism . t3n magazine. December 7, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Sonja Kaute: Exposure, Atavist, Pageflow: 3 tools for multimedia reports in the test . fachjournalist.de. October 6, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Why longreads? . langlinie.sueddeutsche.de. February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ See John Branch: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek . nytimes.com. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ See Ellen Barry: The Russia Left Behind . nytimes.com. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ See long distance . langlinie.sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ See multimedia projects: Longform journalism at ZEIT ONLINE . zeit.de. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Sonja Kaute: Longform, Web Reportage, Multimedia Storytelling, Scrollytelling: The ultimate list with 60+ examples. In: Pen & Blog from July 26, 2015: Longform, Web Reportage, Multimedia Storytelling, Scrollytelling: The ultimate list with 60+ examples . stift-und-blog.de. Retrieved April 5, 2016.