TikTok’s arrival demonstrates mobile journalism breaking out of fixed categories. A great example is @reaganwrites (https://www.tiktok.com/@reaganwrites), where brief videos mix captions, green-screen explainers, and stitched reactions. The result is a diary, reportage, and conversation with the viewer all rolled into one.
What does work is speed and clarity? The complex stories are teased out in under a minute. The drawback is context of the show. If you miss earlier clips and it’s easy to lose the plot.
This format extends Ovaskainen’s nine genres by also turning the audience into co-authors of the story. Imagine it as a podcast: short, three-minute “audio shorts” that weave together narration, sound bites, and voice messages from listeners. Easy to listen to in short form, but powerful when strung together.