‘Snow Fall’ in de polder: Interactieve multimediale journalistieke producties in Nederland

Interactive multimedia productions are a recent journalistic format. The
format has been studied in the Anglo-Saxon context as digital longform
and interactive documentary. Research has consequently focused on English
language productions. This article presents an overview of these types of
productions created in the Netherlands and also proposes an analytical
apparatus and conceptualization that does justice to the main properties of
this new genre; multimediality and interactivity. The results show that this
journalistic form is mainly produced by established national newsrooms.
Furthermore, the potential of digital media is used sparsely. Despite the
use of complex narrative structures like multi-linear and non-linear stories,
familiar media forms are used. Interactive features are mostly utilized to
provide additional information to users.