  The emerging practice of data-driven storytelling is framing data using
familiar narrative mechanisms such as slideshows, videos, and comics to make
even highly complex phenomena understandable. However, current data stories are
still not utilizing the full potential of the storytelling domain. One reason
for this is that current data-driven storytelling practice does not leverage
the full repertoire of media that can be used for storytelling, such as the
spoken word, e-learning, and video games. In this paper, we propose a taxonomy
focused specifically on media types for the purpose of widening the purview of
data-driven storytelling simply by putting more tools into the hands of
designers. Using our taxonomy as a generative tool, we also propose three novel
storytelling mechanisms, including for live-streaming, gesture-driven oral
presentations, and textual reports that dynamically incorporate visual
representations.
