Comics journalism can even be useful for investigative journalism, where it offers a different way to look at material that’s a little too real. In late 2012, the Center for Investigative Reporting released “In Jennifer’s Room,” a video feature that used a series of illustrations and voice narration to explore allegations of sexual abuse at state-run institutions for the developmentally disabled…
“Very dark, disturbing stories can be more effective with illustration because it allows the viewer a bit of emotional distance from the subject matter—it makes it less overwhelming, easier to digest,” said Carrie Ching, who led multimedia projects at CIR until last year.
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