De Telegraaf adds clarity to a developing story with map-integrated Timelines

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In reporting on the deaths of four wolves within a single week, De Telegraaf turned to Timepath’s interactive Timeline maker to make sense of a developing story. By showing what happened, when it happened, and how the incidents connect across different locations, the newspaper helped readers grasp the scale and progression of events at a glance.

Instead of reading multiple scattered articles, audiences could explore the sequence of events in one clear view, seeing patterns, connections, and even whether incidents occurred near their own communities. This approach keeps readers engaged longer, provides context instantly, and makes complicated stories easier to follow.

Benefits of using Timepath's map-integrated Timelines

By using Timepath's map-integrated Timelines to report on wolf deaths, De telegraaf reaps several strategic benefits:

1. Keeps readers on site longer: Timepath's map-integrated Timelines let readers explore locations directly within the story, eliminating the need to search elsewhere, reducing drop-off and boosting time spent on your news site.

2. Helps to spot patterns or clusters: Maps highlight trends that may not be obvious from text alone, adding rich context to complex, developing stories.

3. Engage readers interactively: Users can explore the timeline at their own pace, zooming in on specific events or locations.

4. Easy to create: Journalists and editors can simply paste article links for ongoing events, reviews, or place-based stories, and Timepath automatically fills the timeline with locations, images, headlines, and text.

By combining time and place, Timepath's map-integrated Timelines turn scattered reports into interactive narratives that make complex stories like the wolf deaths clear, engaging, and easy to understand.