Chapter 6

In chapter 6 Ritchin discusses the development of an online interactive photo essay that addressed the conflicts between the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims. Viewers were able to begin at a certain point within the essay and from there pave their own path depending on which link they selected. While this does create a new and interesting way of interacting with world news, I cannot help but think about the possible outcomes of navigating through a photo essay. Within the chapter Ritchin states; "Those in a conversation pick up on different ideas and follow them in whatever ways interest them and they feel are appropriate". After navigating through hundreds of photos and texts I would assume that the viewer would become confused with the point in which they started, and that the materials would start to blend into different stories. The intended script might get lost along the way confusing the viewer of the actual story.