UBC Journalism alumnus Leslie Young (‘09) is using her multimedia journalism skills to break new ground in Canadian digital journalism.
Young has just taken on the position of web coordinator with Globalnews.ca’s newly created Specials and Interactive Unit.
The unit’s mission is partly to support the television broadcast by providing context to the story of the day. It also breaks its own stories, doing investigative and computer-based research to come up with new angles and insights.
“I’m really excited about having the opportunity to develop new ways of storytelling online,” said Young.
“Working on the web allows me to incorporate all kinds of media into a story, and even invent new ways to help people understand an issue.”
As Global News’ website expands, its focus will be on innovative ways of telling the news, through for example interactive graphics and audience participation.
It is early going yet, but Young is pleased to be in on the ground floor.
