About Multiple Journalism
Multiple Journalism started out in 2013 as an ongoing, collaborative research project – initiated by former documentary maker Bregtje van der Haak – which collects, reviews and shares new tools and best practices in journalism to inspire journalists, students and other storytellers.
In 2015, this initiative was formally anchored under Dutch law through the establishment of Stichting Multiple Journalism, founded by Bregtje van der Haak together with Devid Ilievski, in order to further develop and sustain the project’s mission in an independent and non-profit organizational form.
The best cases of innovation that make use of new technology creatively are collected around the world and published in this online multimedia field guide for independent journalists, which will expand with time.
As journalism is going through a profound transformation at breakneck speed, we feel that a dynamic online manual is a useful resource, both for teaching journalism and for reinventing it.
We see journalism as a public good and we believe that the multiple journalism of the digital age is not a threat to the independence and quality of professional journalism, but a liberation from strict corporate control. It is an opportunity for journalists to excel in unique ways through collaboration and specialization, and for society to benefit from an ever-expanding flow of information and its meaningful interpretation in a world characterized by informed bewilderment.
Bregtje van der Haak
Bregtje is a documentary maker, journalist, and researcher whose work explores the impact of digital networks and new technologies on journalism and society. She is co-author of the essay The Future of Journalism. She currently serves as director of EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam.
Sara Kolster
Sara is a Dutch journalist, presenter, and media researcher with a strong interest in innovation, international storytelling, and the future of journalism. She has worked across television, documentary, and digital media, combining journalistic practice with critical reflection on how journalism evolves in a networked, global context.
Devid Ilievski
Devid is a Dutch journalist, researcher, and lecturer working at the intersection of investigative journalism, media innovation, and public-interest reporting. He is co-founder of Stichting Multiple Journalism and is actively involved in developing collaborative, research-driven approaches to strengthen journalism as a public good.
Mark Deuze
Mark is a media scholar and professor of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam whose work focuses on journalism, media work, and the changing conditions of media production in a digital society. He is the president of the board of Multiple Journalism and internationally recognized for his research on journalism as a profession.
Dianne Caris
Dianne Caris is a Dutch journalist, researcher and creative with a background in documentary, television and digital storytelling. Through her work at Firma Caris, she has contributed as a researcher to the best practices featured on the Multiple Journalism website, translating journalistic values into clear and engaging multimedia stories.
Jeana Frost
Jeana is a researcher and practitioner whose work focuses on media innovation, participatory journalism, and the relationship between news organizations and their publics. She has been affiliated with VU University Amsterdam, where her research explores how experimental and collaborative practices can strengthen journalism.
New technology provides new ways to produce better research, reporting, and storytelling and to engage in new relationships with those formerly known as ‘the audience’. We particularly look at new journalism practices in relation to crowds, networks, immersion, robots, diverse points of view, visual storytelling, and publishing.
The Multiple Journalism website was created in 2014 by Bregtje van der Haak, Sara Kolster, Firma Caris, Jeana Frost and Devid Ilievski and is based on the essay The Future of Journalism: Networked Journalism by Bregtje van der Haak, Manuel Castells, and Michael Parks (IJOC, Fall 2012).
As contributors, we share an interest in how to apply these tools to produce better journalism. As a network, we can optimize resources and generate synergy. New creativity will emerge from our sharing.
Partners
Research and writing has been contributed by:
- Manuel Castells & Michael Parks, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, Los Angeles
- Devid Ilievski, VU Amsterdam
- Jack Linchuan Qiu & Mengyang Zhao, The Chinese University, Hong Kong
- José Guilherme Pereira Leite, University of São Paulo
- Sjoukje van der Meulen, University of Amsterdam
- Dianne & Wendy Caris (Firma Caris), Amsterdam
- Jeana Frost & Lee Seymour
- Ellen de Lange, One World
Sponsors
This website is made possible by the generous support of
