How VR journalism gives media houses are chance to reinvent themselves

Posted by Johny on June 26th, 2018

Modern news reporting and content marketing has seen a disinterest from its users and audience. Most of the feedbacks suggest to the point that a user wants to have a better and more immersive experience to understand and get the depth of the news. This has led to the evolution of journalism and more companies have started to experiment with their content sharing style.

The age of VR journalism has proved that media houses can retain their audience by giving them something new that they can connect with.

Advantages of virtual reality news reporting

• A VR based news is more immersive. It lets the user take part in the report and connect with the characters
• With VR being a part of the news reporting, it can give an in-depth news report from situations that doesn’t allow human activities.
• Events like volcanic eruption or reports from warzone can be broadcasted without putting life of reporters in danger
• Integrating visual features enhances the quality of the virtual reality documentary. This is one need that has prompted many to ditch their television sets
• Virtual reality is time saving and costs less. With virtual reality as the medium of storytelling, a lot on the export of equipment transfer and manpower is saved

With virtual reality, news channels are able to bring the powerful tools like photography, maps, videos, and interactive graphics together in an intelligent way to create an experience that has been never seen before. The age of television is slowly going away. With the help of virtual reality, news channels can ensure their survival in the industry without spending huge amount.

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