Stories by Dan Archer

Dan Archer is a graphic journalist who uses comics and immersive storytelling to report on human rights issues. He was a 2014-2015 RJI Fellow.

How can journalists use virtual reality to tell news stories?
September 10, 2015
Virtual reality experiences are disrupting the way we tell stories, but the dark art of how to create your own remains a mystery to most people outside of the video game or animation industries.
Empathetic Media debuts Ferguson VR at ONA14
October 27, 2014
The Online News Association?s annual conference last month in Chicago was a who?s who of movers and shakers in the industry. One new addition to the reporter?s storytelling toolkit was virtual reality (VR), which can transform any home computer into a VR world that responds to the user?s head movements in real time.
Visualizing the news: Harnessing the power of immersive, interactive storytelling
September 24, 2014
Reynolds Fellow Dan Archer wants to harness the power of the Web and new technologies to tell stories that allow readers to experience someone else?s perspective and foster a direct connection to the story.