Crossing conflicts in Syria Street - Tripoli, Lebanon
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The document describes a proposed transmedia and participatory web documentary project called "Crossing Conflicts" that would document conflicts in Tripoli, Lebanon through illustrated storytelling. It would tell the story through the eyes of local people, and allow users to contribute their own video interviews, photos, and social media to expand the narrative. The format is meant to make policy reports and knowledge more engaging and accessible to general audiences by integrating different media like maps, animations, social feeds and user-generated content into an interactive documentary.
Crossing conflicts in Syria Street - Tripoli, Lebanon
- 1. Crossing conflicts in Syria Street Tripoli – Lebanon Concept & UX Design by Ermete MARIANI www.crossingconflicts.com/tripoli ermetem@gmail.com
- 2. The story A walk through the streets of Tripoli - Lebanon a vantage point from which to observe local, regional and global conflicts
- 3. intertwined with the 40- year-old battle between two neighbouring districts in Tripoli: • Bab al-Tabbaneh - a Sunni/ Salafi stronghold • Jabal Mohsen - the Alawite enclave that overlooks it It is a journey through different conflicts presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 4. At the center of it: Syria Street the vantage point from which we can observe and understand local, regional and global conflicts the access point of our story presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 8. that fight each other since the Lebanese civil war (1975 – 1990) for control over the town It is a war between neighbours whose destiny has always been influenced by the relation with Syria which occupied Lebanon from 1976 to 2005 presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 9. Vs. http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=122 where Salafi militias are fighting the Damascus Alawite regime and which worsened given the massive arrival of Syrian refugees in Lebanon - more than 1.1 million - since the local Alawites feel more threatened by a growing Sunni presence It is a war influenced by the Syrian conflict presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 10. Tripoli is also the stage of the deadly competition between IS and al-Qaeda for the leadership of the global jihadi movement A war that has global consequences The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) is trying to extend its power over Tripoli in order to acquire access to the Mediterranean sea presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 11. by walking down the streets of Tripoli you will discover the conflicts through the eyes of ordinary people and their leaders if you want to contribute to the story, do share your contents with us! It is a story told by the people involved presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 12. The format A transmedia and participatory web documentary evolving at the same pace as events and encouraging the interaction of different media
- 13. to create a meaningful environment to set the scene of the of the story Illustrated storytelling and to facilitate navigating through different background material presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 14. Video interviews providing users with real stories and points of view on the conflicts encouraging users to contribute video interviews for sharing presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 15. Social media & news feeds the web-doc evolves at the same pace as events • social media feeds are part of the story • news feeds are fully integrated into the landscape presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 16. Maps, animations and data visualisation contextualised information and analyses presented in a visual and interactive manner we help users better understand the story through: presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 17. • users’ video contributions can be integrated into the web documentary We curate user-generated contents to enrich and expand the story • new locations and characters can be added presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com An open and expandable documentary
- 18. and this is what binds everything together presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 19. Why illustrated storytelling ? to maximise the impact of your knowledge
- 20. the problem: reports are virtually invisible The World Bank invests about one-quarter of its budget for country services in knowledge products but more than 31 percent of policy reports are never downloaded http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocuments.worldbank.org%2Fcurated%2Fen %2F2014%2F05%2F19456376%2Fworld-bank-reports-widely-read-world-bank-reports-widely- read&ei=zwTGVO2zJonVavbogLgL&usg=AFQjCNF2OxH8Yu830baJpDSw2WTIUqoI4A&sig2=Ln_gogmEHmd-CkGBWRHPIw presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 21. http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdac%2Faft %2FMappingGlobalValueChains_web_usb.pdf&ei=BxLGVKjzC8zjaNX0gOAB&usg=AFQjCNGJvTrd4A4pwLFNC6f9kyDUIm7wrw&sig2=CUbAFDV_lywc4fSNgVA41Q Globalisation in a Nutella jarwhereas visual knowledge goes viral in the OECD report “the global value chain” there is this smart map that went viral and, eventually, it inspired a Nutella communication campaign presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 22. best suited for
- 23. maximising the impact of your advocacy campaigns • by informing and entertaining at the same time • by empowering your audience to contribute to the storytelling some best practices… http://www.lastdaysofivory.com/ presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 24. to give a social life to your reports by engaging users in reporting on hot topics by integrating UGC - user- generated contents - into the storytelling presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 25. to better exploit your knowledge capital by putting together scattered information and materials in a coherent and engaging way by creating meaningful and user-friendly environments that facilitates the navigation through knowledge presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 26. Knowledge Management Cycle to engage users in socialising and formalising knowledge • by commenting and sharing information on the web platform • by producing and sharing their own knowledge and multimedia materials presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com
- 27. By Crossing Conflicts www.crossingconflicts.com/tripoli presentation by Ermete Mariani ermetem@gmail.com Illustrations and cartoons Davide GAROTA Photography Paola PIACENZA Raed RAFEI Interviews Stella MORGANA Paola PIACENZA Raed RAFEI Video editing Paola PIACENZA Translations Paola PIZZI Web development Ermete MARIANI E3ONLINE.IT Animations Barbara GOVIN Concept & UX design Ermete MARIANI