International Live Journalism Presents: Climate Cocoon

From the Website:

“Live Journalism takes timely news topics and brings them to life through immersive, live performance. It’s an expansion on traditional storytelling formats without the constraint of a page or a soundbite. The format engages audiences on meaningful news stories with the depth and emotional nuance of live theatre.

Forms of Live Journalism are all around us. From the personal narrative storytelling of events like “The Moth”, to the more broad topics covered in the Ted Talk format. Live Journalism practitioners in North America and Europe have been presenting journalism on stage to continue to reach the public.

Journalists strive for new ways to inform an audience while instilling faith in an institution whose reputation is flailing. A 2022 report from the Reuters Institute found a 13 per cent drop in overall trust in Canadian news media since 2016. Despite spending more time on screens, 38 per cent of people surveyed actively avoid the news. Journalism is in dire need of creative ways to capture and inform an audience. Instead of chasing audiences deeper into their phones, live journalism has the ability to tell important stories with a richness of experience that cannot be replicated on a screen.”