© Samantha Castano

2016

For many journalists the concept of 'data journalism' is a contradiction in terms

1 December 2016

During the third VPRO Medialab Meet Up at IDFA Doclab on November 21st, we explored stories in data: how can personal data be used (or abused) for the creation of a story? Geert-Jan Bogaerts, head Digitaal at VPRO, wrote an article on this Meet Up and the topic of data and storytelling.
Every click means something

17 November 2016

After around ten minutes, the voice is sure. My busy click behaviour, ‘competitive and irrational’, can mean only one thing: male. Simply by moving my mouse, I have revealed much more about myself than I previously thought possible – or perhaps even wanted.
I usually use the word ‘immersive’ when I refer to water.

21 October 2016

Tuesday October 18th the second VPRO Medialab Meet Up took place. This time Cinekid for Professionals was co-curator and also location and immersive storytelling the theme. Geert-Jan Bogaerts, head Digital at VPRO, listened attentively to the presentations and the six tables during the Meet the Maker round and concluded the Meet Up about immersive storytelling.