Dozens of newsrooms have gotten into 360 video / virtual reality reporting since ONA15, so it’s time to explore the question of when and where it makes sense to use these technologies in our storytelling. We’ve assembled a group of leading producers to give us a 360-degree view of the most interesting journalism applications of VR to date.
Video summary:
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Speakers
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Jessica Lauretti - Head of Editorial, HuffPost RYOT
| http://Jessicalauretti.com/
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Jamie Pallot - Co-Founder, Emblematic Group
jpallot1 | http://www.emblematicgroup.com
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Jenna Pirog - Virtual-Reality Editor, The New York Times Magazine
jennapirog | http://nytimes.com/vr
Moderator
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Robert Hernandez - Associate Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism
webjournalist | http://blog.webjournalist.org/about/