ABSTRACT
Immersive journalism (IJ) is said to offer exciting new opportunities for storytelling by providing audiences with the experience of being present in real-world situations, experiences that are more intense and intimate than other modes of journalism such as written text or film. This chapter focuses on storytelling that uses virtual reality equipment, though much of the analysis is relevant to other forms of IJ. It examines the discourse around IJ which is critically with IJ viewed as an emerging technology. The chapter positions this examination as an exercise in anticipatory ethics and a form of responsible research and innovation. It also examines the discourse around IJ and especially the promises and perils of this emerging technology serves as a strategy for anticipating social and ethical implications of IJ and putting this into the discourse that will influence IJ’s development.
