Slow Journalism

Slow Journalism is like peeling the layers of a fresh, local, organic onion. It might be so damn good that it makes you cry. 
- Patti Friday,  Embassy of Ideas 

Keywords:

Graphic narrative
Lyric essay
Installment publishing
Storytelling as performance
Micro-Nonfiction
Distinctive Intimate Voice
Complex approach to subjectivity
Innovative reportage
Sketchy apercu
Response Reflection
Public Diary
Personality
Human self-correction
Amended hindsight
Artisanal
Long original content
Luxury good
Long-form, in-depth compelling subjects
Reputation of excellence
Short personal broadcasts
Curated links
Long read tagging
Good writing
Online cover stories
Cultural criticism
Level of literature
Artistry in Blogging
Suspense
Shocking Conclusions
Appreciation for nuance
Argumentative essays
Complexities
Taking Reader on a journey
Singles (5000-30000 words) >magazine article <book
Digital chapbook
Documentation of discovery trademark
Supplementary material
High level of craft
Selection Constraint Completion
Talking by writing
Delayed gratification

Source: Slow Journalism in the Digital Fast Lane


Like the other Slow movements, we take time to do things properly. Instead of desperately trying to beat Twitter to the punch, we return to the values we all want from journalism – context, analysis and expert opinion - The Slow Journalism Company

Slow journalism is the news analogue to slow food. Slow journalism is about valuing content over speed. Slow journalism is about identifying core issues and finding a way to give audiences information of lasting substance--it's not about posting the latest news clip on a 24/7 deadline to "feed the beast." Slow journalism is about news you can use... to make you a more informed citizen. Slow journalism is activist journalism; it's journalism that tries to enlighten, and perhaps even empower its audience, often by asking that audience to become collaborators. - Susan Moeller


"It is a cultural revolution against the notion that faster is always better. The Slow philosophy is not about doing everything at a snail’s pace. It’s about seeking to do everything at the right speed. Savoring the hours and minutes rather than just counting them. Doing everything as well as possible, instead of as fast as possible. It’s about quality over quantity in everything from work to food to parenting." - Slow Movement



Patti Friday, Photojourno, reporting from inside 'The Art Dept.' at the international 'Embassy of Ideas'. Reading. Listening. Learning. Improving. Hanging out with successful people. Photographer. Pirate. Bubby. CANADA @pattifriday