Conclusion

This section endeavors to dispense practical advice for assuming a playful approach to newsmaking, both in terms of practices and tools. It should be emphasized that none of these techniques supplant traditional news practices. Games and play may provide fascinating new means of disseminating news, but storytelling still lies at the core of the newsmaking experience. This guidance supplements and enhances—rather than detracts from—the basics of journalism and attempts to stretch the canvas on which the industry can paint.