Francesca Panetta works as Special Projects Editor at the Guardian.
She commissions and oversees immersive interactive features which combine and layer text, film, sound, pictures, data and graphics with the aim of deepening audience engagement and innovating in digital storytelling.
Francesca also works as a freelance sound and radio artist.
Sound stories
This playlist features interactive projects which have been lead by sound. As an ex-radio producer and sound artist, I believe audio is particularly effective in emotionally connecting when telling stories. It also leaves room for the imagination. Some of the strongest interactive documentaries have recognized this, building from audio up. Here are a few.