Mainstream media was once the most common format for storytellers to get their projects to market. Not anymore. Stu McNish left a career as a reporter with Global News to join the brave new world of digital journalism. Stu founded Oh Boy Productions, which has helped democratize storytelling – helping individual clients get their story out on their terms. But he hasn’t stopped there. With the media landscape changing and social media driving self-curated echo chambers, Stu realized meaningful conversations were disappearing. Conversations That Matter is his answer to the problem – a web-based series with a global audience that uses long-form journalism to dive into the complex issues mainstream media no longer has the resources or audience to explore.
After Stu interviewed Simon for his show, we turned the cameras on him to better understand his views on the future of storytelling and the art of the conversation.
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What do you think?
- Do you think Stu’s model for storytelling is what the future of media will look like?
- Is there room for more storytellers like Stu, or is the market already saturated?
- How important is it to blend a project such as Conversations That Matter with other, more traditional storytelling services?
- What about the art of conversation? Have we lost it? Can we get it back?
- What responsibility does society have in bringing back good conversations? What responsibility rests on the next generation of storytellers?