It is now a yearly ritual: the showcasing of the work my students at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism have completed for their final project.
My course is Multiplatform Design & Storytelling. There are usually about 14 graduate students enrolled.
Their final project involves the creation of a linear, mobile story. Students are free to work in teams of two, or alone. Students provide me permission to publish link to their stories here.
Process: Students pitched their story by presenting a first screen for how headline and image would come together. My teaching assistant, Elizabeth Brockway, and I, coached the students on their projects over a three-week period.
My goal is to present the work of the students to the public and invite those who are interested to consider publishing/buying the stories, or contacting the students for more information or for possible hiring.
Good luck to the Class of 2021.
The stories
Story #1
Authors: Kate Stockrahm and Victor Jules Raison
First screen:
Link to story:
Story #2
Topic: While one-third of small businesses in New York City struggled to survive, Ronaldo Felipe expanded his business in downtown Manhattan.
Authors: Caroline Li, Artemis Saketos
First screen:
Story #3
Topic: How an unwanted squatter exposed decades worth of negligence by one of New York City’s largest real estate firms, Empire Management.
Authors: Madeleine Johnson & Sara Hopkins
First Screen:
Link to story:
https://pro-bee-beepro-messages.s3.amazonaws.com/662641/644972/1262691/6162687.html
Story #4
Topic: This figure skating coach says the pandemic brought her and her girls closer together.
Author: Romnie Mills
First Screen:
Link to story:
Story #5
Topic: How two vintage clothing stores in New York City survived during the Covid19 pandemic.
Authors: Gabrielle Holliday and Gretty Garcia
First Screen:
Link:
https://xd.adobe.com/view/9ed0e94e-949c-4957-89cd-5eb5f6cb009c-cb83/?fullscreen
Story #6
Topic: Turkeys become “uninvited guests” of residents in a Long Island neighborhood. Some residents like it. Some don’t.
Author: Hannah Flynn
First Screen:
Link to story: (the story is only accessible via mobile device)
https://readymag.com/u3328600255/2591736/
In the good news folder….
Takeaway: By fall 2020, 67% of publishers reported that their revenue had rebounded; by the end of the year, that number rose to 94%.
Our mobile storytelling workshops now available remotely
Professors: get your review version of The Story on time for fall classes
As an academic, I know the importance of having the right tools to advance our students, especially on the important subject of mobile storytelling. Please drop me an email if you would like to sample The Story in its digital edition: mario@garciamedia.com
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The full trilogy of The Story now available–3 books to guide you through a mobile first strategy. Whether you’re a reporter, editor, designer, publisher, corporate communicator, The Story is for you! https://amazon
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