Immersive journalism through mobile devices: How virtual reality apps are changing news consumption

Abstract

Interactive nonfiction offers new narrative possibilities for journalism in a hybrid and developing context. Through mobile devices, in the new media ecosystem, virtual reality takes shape. Immersive journalism grows through these experiences looking for the user’s engagement during the consumption of infor mation. International reference media have recently started the exploration of virtual reality, as it is shown in this article, through mobile apps of virtual reality.