What is multimedia? Should we now be talking about visual storytelling? A report commissioned by the World Press Photo Academy looks at the state of multimedia in modern journalism

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The state we’re in: Multimedia in modern journalism – a new report for World Press Photo – Newsshooter

Reported by Mat Gallagher: The World Press Photo commissioned Dr David Campbell to examine the current practices of multimedia against the background of the disruption in the traditional media economy, and the revolution in how people consume news today.

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The winners of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards have just been announced. Norwegian photographer Andrea Gjestvang was announced as the Photographer of the Year, for her series of portraits of children and youths who survived the July 2011 massacre on the island of Utoeya, outside Oslo