“There’s no app for that”: Peggy Nelson talks timing, technology and story

Journalists use technology to tell stories, but technology has its own stories to tell, sometimes the very opposite of the ones we expect. In this series of articles, I’ll explore the impact of technology on narrative, and offer some observations from my work in new media — how technology suggests new types of tales, and new models for their tellers.

I’m a new media artist who works with experimental storytelling; some of my recent work has included biography, historical walking tours, and memoirs, using materials ranging from cellphones andmaps to PowerPoint and Twitter. My work is often based on true stories and nonfiction, and plays with the balance between the subjective and objective aspects of a story

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