About Nonny
Nonny de la Peña is an American journalist, documentary filmmaker, and entrepreneur who founded and leads Emblematic Group, a digital media company specializing in immersive virtual, mixed, and augmented reality. She is widely credited with pioneering immersive journalism, a genre that combines Unity graphics with witness audio to allow users to experience events through virtual reality. Her work began in traditional journalism as a correspondent for Newsweek, freelancer for The New York Times, and contributor to major publications.
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Business Leader / ExecutiveEntrepreneurJournalist / CommentatorDocumentary FilmmakingImmersive JournalismImmersive MediaSocial Impact StorytellingVirtual Reality Storytelling
Known for
- Pioneering immersive journalism
- Virtual reality documentary filmmaking
- Founder and CEO of Emblematic Group
- Combining witness audio with graphics for VR storytelling
- Projects including Gone Gitmo, Hunger in Los Angeles, After Solitary, and Project Syria
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