Storytelling

Hyphen Media Launches As A Premium Audio-First Entertainment Company Telling Stories By And About People Of Color, For Everyone

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Punctuation, Folklore, Oral literature, Storytelling, Hyphen, Articles, Entertainment, Magazines, Speculative fiction

"We celebrate our differences and unique points of view to tell authentic stories that appeal to all audiences far and wide.

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  • "We celebrate our differences and unique points of view to tell authentic stories that appeal to all audiences far and wide.
  • "We invested in Hyphen Media because they\'re building a platform for underrepresented voices to be heard, which is something the entertainment industry needs right now.
  • Founded by seasoned media executives Andrew Kuo and Kareem Rahma, Hyphen Media was created to amplify underrepresented voices through original and immersive storytelling.
  • Hyphen Media produces narrative fiction and non-fiction podcasts that have the potential to grow and be adapted into other forms of entertainment, including television series and feature films.

INVNT Appoints Director of Business Development in EMEA To Support Brands as In-Person Experiences Return

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
World Wide Web, XC2, Brand, Storytelling, Excite, Websites, Articles

The global live brand storytelling agency\xc2\xae has appointed Peter Clarke as Director of Business Development.

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  • The global live brand storytelling agency\xc2\xae has appointed Peter Clarke as Director of Business Development.
  • Leaning on his combined business development and strategic marketing experience, he will challenge clients to re-think and re-position their brand and offering, connect them with their most important audiences, and drive ROI.
  • "\nFounded in 2008 by\xc2\xa0Scott Cullather\xc2\xa0and\xc2\xa0Kristina McCoobery, INVNT uses the craft of live brand storytelling to create and produce live experiences that excite and unite physical and virtual audiences, globally.
  • Part of [INVNT GROUP], THE GLOBAL BRANDSTORY PROJECT\xe2\x84\xa2, INVNT\'s offices are strategically located in\xc2\xa0New York \xe2\x80\x93 where its INVNT Higher Ed division is also based \xe2\x80\x93 London,\xc2\xa0Sydney,\xc2\xa0Detroit,\xc2\xa0San Francisco, Washington D.C., Stockholm and Singapore.

Police Reform: Do Black Lives Really Matter?

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Nas, Storytelling, Barnes & Noble, Musicians, Finance, Retailers

In 2013, Moses left her two nieces, 4-year-old Noni and 18-month-old Nylah, alone in their apartment for eight minutes while she took out the garbage.

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  • In 2013, Moses left her two nieces, 4-year-old Noni and 18-month-old Nylah, alone in their apartment for eight minutes while she took out the garbage.
  • During that time, a fire broke out and killed the girls.\nThe tragedy sparked a fallacious criminal case against the distraught Moses.
  • The animosity still lingers.\nAs a nonfiction expert, Mersch uses her mastery of journalistic storytelling to craft an authentic and compelling piece based on six years of painstaking research and interviews.
  • "\nThe book is available at Amazon.com , Barnesandnoble.com , Booksamillion.com and most major bookstores.\n'

Global Youth Rise Up To Shine A Light On How We Can Share A Brighter Future

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Articles, Self, Mind, Cognitive neuroscience, Empathy, Ethics, Moral psychology, Storytelling

b'NEW YORK, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At a time when youth around the world are facing an uncertain post-Covid future, Creative Visions, in association with Planet Classroom Network, is launching SHINE, an innovative multimedia project to encourage young people to use their creativity and STEM-based innovations to shine a bright light on solutions that will create a more positive future for all.\n"We hope that young people will feel the power of creative connection through SHINE," explained Pat Chandler, Creative Visions CEO.

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  • b'NEW YORK, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At a time when youth around the world are facing an uncertain post-Covid future, Creative Visions, in association with Planet Classroom Network, is launching SHINE, an innovative multimedia project to encourage young people to use their creativity and STEM-based innovations to shine a bright light on solutions that will create a more positive future for all.\n"We hope that young people will feel the power of creative connection through SHINE," explained Pat Chandler, Creative Visions CEO.
  • The expressions of global youth, ages 13 to 25, will be featured in a gallery on Creative Visions\' Rock Your World and the Planet Classroom Network sites.\n"We are excited to participate in this first of its kind initiative with the world\'s youth driving the ideas and storytelling.
  • Our world is more polarized than ever.
  • We need more stories that have an international demographic - stories that help us appreciate our diversity and shine a light on the art of being human; our ability to forgive, to show empathy, compassion and tolerance for all peoples," said C. M. Rubin, Co-founder, Planet Classroom Network.\nSHINE launched on May 16th to coincide with UNESCO\'s International Day of Living Together in Peace, and concludes on August 15th, 2021.\n'

"Vivid" Lives Up to Its Name

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Friday, May 14, 2021
Folklore, Arachnids, Spiders, African mythology, Anansi, Fables, Ghanaian culture, Oral tradition, Storytelling, Shades, Radium Girls, Target Corporation

She inadvertently comes face-to-face with a drug crisis that complicates life in her new home, and soon a series of unusual ailments befalls her children, threatening their future.\nReleased on May 4, 2021, Vivid is a compelling read that is frighteningly relevant, with vibrant characters and shades of Kate Moore\'s The Radium Girls.

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  • She inadvertently comes face-to-face with a drug crisis that complicates life in her new home, and soon a series of unusual ailments befalls her children, threatening their future.\nReleased on May 4, 2021, Vivid is a compelling read that is frighteningly relevant, with vibrant characters and shades of Kate Moore\'s The Radium Girls.
  • Jones spent 17 years working with various nonprofit and public service agencies across the United States.
  • A storyteller at heart, she created the Anansi Project, a creative writing program for youth and young adults which resulted in the Anansi\'s Web literary magazine.\nVivid is published by Basil Bay Press and is available for purchase on Barnes and Noble.com, Target.com and Amazon.
  • To learn more about this gem of a find, please visit JanaJJones.com/vivid.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vivid-lives-up-to-its-name-30129...\n'

King Street Media acquires Now Creative Group, launches Now Impact Studio

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Monday, May 3, 2021
Corporate finance, Brand, Communication design, Graphic design, Product management, Cision, Storytelling, Marketing, Business

b'TORONTO, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Now Creative Group, celebrating its eighth anniversary this spring, has been acquired by Toronto agency King Street Media.

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  • b'TORONTO, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Now Creative Group, celebrating its eighth anniversary this spring, has been acquired by Toronto agency King Street Media.
  • The merger brings together two teams who have been collaborating for the past year, bridging the worlds of creative/branding and paid advertising/growth marketing.\nThe teams will now serve clients under one agency, King Street Media.\nThe company is also launching Now Impact Studio, a sub-brand under King Street Media serving impact-focused businesses and non-profit organizations.
  • Now Impact Studio will be dedicated to helping organizations create and communicate their impact through authentic branding, quality content and inspiring storytelling.
  • The merger was a natural fit, and I am thrilled to bring our Creative, Design, Branding and Strategy expertise over to King Street Media.

Global Impact launches storytelling campaign celebrating rerelease of president and CEO’s book

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Folklore, Oral literature, Storytelling

Published by SelectBooks, Inc., the book is now available online and in stores nationwide.\n\xe2\x80\x9cTake Me with You\xe2\x80\x9d is a moving personal story that will make people laugh and cry \xe2\x80\x93 and inspire them to take action.

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  • Published by SelectBooks, Inc., the book is now available online and in stores nationwide.\n\xe2\x80\x9cTake Me with You\xe2\x80\x9d is a moving personal story that will make people laugh and cry \xe2\x80\x93 and inspire them to take action.
  • The campaign places an emphasis on storytelling and includes a series of interviews conducted by Jackson with Global Impact partners.
  • The interviews focus on how each individual has used their experience to make a global impact and give back in their careers and personal lives.\n\xe2\x80\x9cEach of us has a story to tell.
  • We would love to be a part of this journey with you.\xe2\x80\x9d\nBy harnessing the power of our individual stories and weaving them together, our global impact will be even greater.

INVNT® Launches Higher Education Division

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Monday, April 19, 2021
XC2, Storytelling

With so much going on around the globe right now, from the social justice movement to sustainability and COVID-19 pandemic, it\xe2\x80\x99s never been this important for universities and colleges to educate, inspire and connect their communities through compelling experiences.\n"This is where INVNT Higher Ed comes in.

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  • With so much going on around the globe right now, from the social justice movement to sustainability and COVID-19 pandemic, it\xe2\x80\x99s never been this important for universities and colleges to educate, inspire and connect their communities through compelling experiences.\n"This is where INVNT Higher Ed comes in.
  • "\nFounded in 2008 by\xc2\xa0Scott Cullather\xc2\xa0and\xc2\xa0Kristina McCoobery, INVNT uses the craft of live brand storytelling to create and produce live experiences that excite and unite physical and virtual audiences, globally.
  • Part of [INVNT GROUP], THE GLOBAL BRANDSTORY PROJECT\xe2\x84\xa2, INVNT\'s offices are strategically located in\xc2\xa0New York \xe2\x80\x93 where its INVNT Higher Ed division is also based \xe2\x80\x93 London,\xc2\xa0Sydney,\xc2\xa0Detroit,\xc2\xa0San Francisco, Washington D.C., Stockholm and Singapore.
  • For more information visit www.invnt.com\nA division of award-winning global live brand storytelling agency, INVNT, INVNT Higher Ed specializes in providing colleges and universities with strategically and creatively led physical and virtual experiences that challenge convention and unite and excite audiences.

Marking “The Year That Changed The World,” ESSENCE Releases First-Ever Quilt Artwork Cover — Capturing the Transformative Events Of 2020

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Social media, Blogging, Other Communications, Publishing, Public relations, Investor relations, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, General Entertainment, Other Entertainment, Women, MEN, Family, Entertainment, Consumer, Quilting, Visual arts, Bisa Butler, Quilters, Essence, Storytelling, Quilt, XE-class submarine, Decorative arts, Magazines

The quilt artwork cover, created by contemporary artist Bisa Butler and commissioned exclusively by ESSENCE , is one-of-a-kind and the first-of-its-kind used by ESSENCE for a cover in its more than 50-year history.

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  • The quilt artwork cover, created by contemporary artist Bisa Butler and commissioned exclusively by ESSENCE , is one-of-a-kind and the first-of-its-kind used by ESSENCE for a cover in its more than 50-year history.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210421005866/en/\nESSENCE assembled an array of notable voices\xe2\x80\x94from activists, journalists, artists and writers\xe2\x80\x94who shared their perspectives on witnessing history unfold, creating change and being champions for freedom.
  • For more on this issue, visit ESSENCE.com.\nEssence Communications is the number one\xe2\x80\x94and only 100% Black-owned\xe2\x80\x94media, technology and commerce company at scale dedicated to Black women and communities.
  • With a community of more than 31 million Black women, ESSENCE inspires a global audience through diverse storytelling and immersive original content rooted in Culture, Equity and Celebration.

Short Film 'IN THE VISIBLE' Is Now Available On YouTube

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee, Storytelling, YouTube, Software, World Wide Web, Websites

b'LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Short documentary film IN THE VISIBLE is now available on YouTube.

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  • b'LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Short documentary film IN THE VISIBLE is now available on YouTube.
  • "But Vicha Ratanapakdee\'s death [by fatal assault in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2021] made me see that it was time to reclaim our voice and tell our own stories.
  • IN THE VISIBLE is about taking space and refusing to be invisible.
  • "Storytelling is step one in the process of addressing injustices, not just for our community.