“You're never going to kill storytelling, because it's built into the human plan. We come with it.  (Margaret Attwood) Just how long has the art of storytelling been around? Let’s go back in time. You might think the telegraph machine, the typewriter? No, let’s go way...

It’s an image we’ve seen play out on television and in movies for decades: A breaking news bulletin comes into the local newspaper or TV newsroom.  In the smoky back-office, a gruff editor chomping on a cigar gets the word and barks out a command to get their best...