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It’s easier to reach millions of people than ever, and great stories are doing just that.While a post on Buzzfeed or The New York Times is far likelier to get 5 million hits, a post on your personal blog can still accomplish that.It could hit the front page of Reddit or get shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook or get syndicated by a big publication. Storytellers today have the best tools, the best distribution channels, and the largest audience in history.... 
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Forget the digital doomsayers, said Jill Abramson. “Long-form narrative is not only alive but dancing to new music.”Other prominent journalists echoed The New York Times managing editor’s optimism about thriving in a Twitter age at Boston University’s annual narrative journalism conference last weekend.Abramson said devices like tablets and iPads give long-form narrative new ways to reach new audiences. She said her paper focuses on integrated storytelling in series like “A Year At War,” with multimedia “freshening” the story by letting readers “see, feel and almost taste” soldiers’ and families’ experiences.She added that new tools can’t trump journalism basics. Wary of “narrow specialists,” she worries that journalism schools’ new technology training may detract from traditional shoe leather reporting values....
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Storytelling still matters in journalism, especially in longform ...
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Journalism. It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. A thoughtful look at journalism and storytelling today and in the future. Recommended reading. 9 / 10