Immersive narratives and elements of immersive journalism: A theoretical reading

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قسم الاعلام - کلية الآداب - جامعة المنيا

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Immersive journalism technologies (360 technology, virtual reality, augmented reality) have become an important part of the digital journalistic ecosystem, as they are technologies that were discovered to create and tell news stories, which we want to convey to the recipient with characteristics different from the traditional story, and demonstrated the possibility of generating a certain level of presence, so that The recipient can experience what they see in a similar way as if they were there. It can help connect better with the audience by connecting them to the stories in a much closer way. This provides the possibility of putting the recipient “in the shoes” of the person who plays the starring role in the story, and accessing places. Or events that were difficult to access. Therefore, international news websites have shown interest in using immersive journalism techniques, which have developed greatly in recent times, and many tools and mechanisms have emerged to develop this type of journalism. Therefore, this research sought to introduce the concept of immersive journalism and reveal its beginnings, historical extension and development, the nature of virtual reality journalism and 360° video journalism, and monitor the cognitive impact of immersive journalism and its ethics.

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