I am guessing that more than a few of you reading this blog post have written op-eds over the years. With the visual revolution of the past few years, we have seen all sorts of changes to how information is presented online, the tidal wave of infographics being just one example.
Now, the traditional newspaper op-ed is getting a makeover. Yes, a few years ago, we would jump for joy when the op-ed page editor would ask for a photo to accompany our 750 words of text. Then last month one of my co-workers saw on Twitter that renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall had published an op-ed on wolves in the Washington Post. You’re not blinking an eye over this? Well, it wasn’t the usual 750 words in print—it was a slideshow!
We think that is cool, but it doesn’t end there. Did you know that you can submit an op-ed video to the New York Times? The word on the street is that this new genre is still creatively open to interpretation and as yet undefined.
Have you experimented with these more visual op-ed formats? If so, please let us know!
