It is hard to tell an interesting and engaging story, especially over a platform such as Snapchat. Journalists are limited to the 15 second time limit for each snap. This forces the poster to condense information into the time limit, while still trying to get their point across to the viewer. Telling an effective story over Snapchat requires a couple key factors. Variety between interviews and background information helps keep the viewer watching and engaged. Stories that provided appropriate background information help the watcher understand the story. Snapchat has a card feature that was effective in communicating extra information beyond the story.
Telling a good story essentially required variety between interviews and background information. Many students chose …show more content…
Snapchat has a feature called context cards, which allows viewers of a snapchat story to gain reverent background information about the story. A couple students integrated this feature into their stories. One of the most effective uses of context cards was in a story about ACL impressions around campus. Many different artists are performing at the concert. Gaining background information about the artists is essential in understanding the story. The student used Snapchat’s context cards to provide said info, and additional information about the concert itself. Using this feature was the most innovative and engaging way to give background info. One area of improvement for this story could have been varying the questions being asked. Another story was utilized context clue well was in an story about study habits around campus. Near the end of the story, the students integrated in an Foursquare context card that gave info about study habits around the country. This provided a more broad context to an otherwise narrow story. One improvement that could have been made was shortening the length of