Thomas Seymat’s 2018–2019 fellowship project
Thomas Seymat | September 4, 2018
Thomas Seymat is an immersive journalism and VR editor at Euronews in France. While in residence at RJI, he will develop a tool to gather research on how audiences respond to 360 videos and other VR content. This information will allow news organizations to improve their immersive stories and advertisers to monetize this type of content more effectively.
Stories about Thomas Seymat’s 2018–2019 fellowship project
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RJI announces 2018-19 class of fellows
RJI has awarded nine fellowships to address ways to reach underserved audiences, improve the quality of video and data-driven stories, coordinate the coverage of breaking news and help high school students identify reliable sources of news and information.
April 10, 2018 -
Immersive technology event brings industry professionals to Missouri classrooms
Rather than just hearing case studies about what newsrooms are doing with immersive technologies, University of Missouri students will get to interact with professionals in the classroom during an upcoming event.
September 13, 2018 -
Immersive technology event speakers
These speakers will appear at the RJI Innovation Series event on immersive technologies.
September 13, 2018 -
Seven lessons for immersive storytellers from the RJI Innovation Series
Creating content for the leading edge of the immersive video world — virtual reality, augmented reality, 360-degree — can be challenging for many newsrooms both in terms of how to master the technology and what projects to try it on.
September 24, 2018 -
Eight takeaways for newsrooms to integrate augmented, virtual or mixed reality into the workplace
RJI invited five journalists from across the globe to participate in a two-day discussion around immersive video storytelling, Sept. 17–18. They came to teach, test and try the newest in technology surrounding augmented, virtual and mixed reality.
October 3, 2018 -
Smart alarm clock delivering local news wins 12th annual journalism development competition
A smart alarm clock that delivers local news and advertising, weather, and traffic information as its users wake up is the winner of the 2019 RJI Student Competition.
April 24, 2019 -
RJI 2019: Strengthening journalism, connecting with citizens, preserving content and exploring tech
As another year ends, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute reflects on some of its accomplishments and lessons learned with a mission of helping journalism survive and thrive.
December 20, 2019 -
Putting the audience at the center of immersive journalism
VR and 360° video are attractive to journalists because the product promises to put the audience in the middle of news events. For immersive journalism to reach its potential, we must put the audience at the center of the production process.
January 10, 2019 -
Listening to the audience is key to improving immersive 360/VR experiences
When Thomas Seymat started his residential fellowship, he wanted to investigate how 360/VR content creators could better put the audience at the center of the production process so that immersive journalism may reach its full potential.
June 17, 2019
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