Jurnal ini membahas keunggulan digital storytelling pada mediaalternatif: Middle East Monitor sebagai upaya contra-flow dalam menyajikanberita krisis pengungsi di eropa. Hasil penelitian menyarankan bahwa digitalstorytelling memiliki keunggulan dalam upaya contra-flow terhadappemberitaan krisis pengungsi yakni memberi pengalaman lebih interaktif terkaitdilema pengungsi di tengah krisis, menarik pembaca untuk mengetahui narasiberita sampai akhir, dan menyajikan berita krisis pengungsi yang relatif sesuaidengan Refugee Reporting Guide dari Ethical Journalism Network.

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This journal discusses the advantages of digital storytelling on

alternative media: Middle East Monitor as a means for contra-flow in presenting

news of the refugee crisis in Europe. The results of the study suggest that the

digital storytelling has an excellence in contra-flow efforts towards the

reporting of the refugee crisis which provides more interactive experiences

related to refugee dilemmas in the midst of crisis, attracts readers to finish the

story from the feature , present refugee crisis news based on Refugee Reporting

Guide from the Ethical Journalism Network.