Poking around in the world of new media
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Randy">Randy</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span></p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storytelling">storytelling</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="multimedia">multimedia</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="under">under</span> 30 <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> 2-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sofa">sofa</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beggar">beggar</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="illustrations">illustrations</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p><span word="Picture">Picture</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="lap">lap</span>, <span word="leaning">leaning</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pokes">pokes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="poked">poked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vigorously">vigorously</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="poked">poked</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>.</p><p><span word="Weird">Weird</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>: <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>? <span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="page">page</span>-<span word="poking">poking</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> (<span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span>) <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amuse">amuse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="interactive">interactive</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="adept">adept</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="poke">poke</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="storybook">storybook</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>.</p>
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