“The New York Times is not going to build a self-driving car, but if we see that technology as being inevitable, we should have a strategy for how The New York Times will fit into it.”
“I’m afraid that more and more people in news organizations use 360 for stories that are not interesting. Bad content will keep people away from watching it.”
When it comes to video, The Economist has invested in both long documentaries and short, social-friendly clips. But when it comes to VR, it’s taking its time.
With its new Pluto-focused project, upcoming episodic series, and experiments with “meditative VR,” The Times is experimenting with different applications for the new technology.
Welsh, Madeline. "The New York Times hopes its first virtual reality film, “The Displaced,” kicks off mass adoption of VR." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 10 Nov. 2015. Web. 24 Apr. 2024.
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Welsh, M. (2015, Nov. 10). The New York Times hopes its first virtual reality film, “The Displaced,” kicks off mass adoption of VR. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/11/the-new-york-times-hopes-its-first-virtual-reality-film-the-displaced-kicks-off-mass-adoption-of-vr/
Chicago
Welsh, Madeline. "The New York Times hopes its first virtual reality film, “The Displaced,” kicks off mass adoption of VR." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 10, 2015. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/11/the-new-york-times-hopes-its-first-virtual-reality-film-the-displaced-kicks-off-mass-adoption-of-vr/.
Wikipedia
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