Abstract / Description of output
The terms “story” and “narrative” are often used interchangeably. They also harbor different meanings in different communities (see Chapter 1, entitled “Introduction”). Here we are guided by the definitions in Gerard Genette’s The Narrative Discourse [1], Bruner’s The Actual Mind [2], and which are summarized in the Media Student’s Book [3]. A story is defined as all of the events in a narrative, those presented directly to an audience and those which might be inferred [3]. In a wider sense, the story is the facts-the data-including characters, places, times, and actions important to the specific plot. A narrative, on the other hand, can be described...
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Data-Driven Storytelling |
Editors | Nathalie Henry Riche, Christophe Hurter, Nicholas Diakopoulos, Sheelagh Carpendale |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Chapter | 5 |
Pages | 108-135 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315281568 |
Publication status | Published - 28 Mar 2018 |