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GLIMPSE INSIDE THE 2016 DIGITAL JOURNALISM TOOLKIT
Las Vegas SPJ & NAHJ January 2016
#LVdigitalworkshop
Director Media Innovation — Banjo
Media partnerships, Product, Education, Evangelize
RJI academic fellow — wearable tech
CNN veteran: editorial + tech
SPJ | NAHJ | ONA
@ToTheVictor
1. INTRO/WELCOME STUFF 2. DISCOVERY 3. SOCIAL TRENDS 4. MESSAGING APPS 5. WEARABLE TECH 6. VR JOURNALISM 7. LIVE STREAMING 8. VIZ TOOLS 9. BANJO TOURS + DEMO
(Could tackle much more… 356 days left)
THE ROAD TO 2020
Technology is intertwined in our lives and old definitions of media are being replaced with algorithms, data, social activation and creative expression across screens.
Welcome to 2016 and the road to 2020.
2016 continues the road to 2020 and begins to better define the next decade in news reporting and innovation. These trends are focused around the rapid evolution of media and technology, digital journalism breakthroughs and -- ultimately -- audience behaviors helping to shape a new era of storytelling.
2003
Friendster Launches
Database Journalism
iPhone Launches
Wikileaks
Digital Journalism
Oculus Rift
NYT Innovation Report Leaks
2016 2027
Newsroom Decentralization
Wearables for BBC
Virtual Reality
Auto Translation
Robot Journalists
Driverless Cars
End of the IOS
Man on Mars
FUTURE OF NEWS: TIMELINE OF THE CONNECTED GENERATION
Source: BBC News Labs - January 2015
But first… few important acknowledgements from the cockpit
WHO YOU CALLING AN EARLY ADOPTER?
BEWARE HYPERSPACE-FATIGUE!
TRENDS > TOOLS
RELAX. GET COMFORTABLE. BUCKLE IN.
DISCOVERY
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SNAPCHAT STORIES
TWITTER MOMENTS
NUZZEL
WILDCARD
SOCIAL TRENDS
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SOCIAL: ARE YOU OWNING IT?
use same name/photo as much as can
claim your social media profiles
TWITTER JEDI TRAINING
Analytics: use tech to measure, understand, grow your reach
If want to ‘chain link’ tweets on timeline, don’t need to include handle. Just reply.
Take advantage of scheduling tools to preprogram, share content (Buffer)
Lists continue to be biggest under-utilized resource (twitlistmanager.com)
“Don’t cross the streams!” Cross-posting = be cautious. Think about your audiences.
INSTRACKCROWDFIRE
ENGAGEMENT TIPS
Option to share only stories with your FB followers
(quit annoying your friends)
POST INSTAGRAM IMAGES ON TWITTER AS EMBEDDED PHOTOS
Adding photos to your twitter posts 2X your community
engagement
— Mark Luckie, Former Twitter
manager for News & Journalism
MESSAGING APPS
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THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF MESSAGING APPS
In 2015, the number of active users on messaging apps surpassed the number of users on traditional social media channels. As this audience continues to grow, messaging apps will play an increasing role in the distribution strategy of brands and publishers.
Some brands have already started to explore this space, leveraging unique features of different messaging applications to experiment with new storytelling methods and community-building.
https://medium.com/digital-trends-index/9-digital-trends-to-watch-for-in-2016-25b46f518a5c#.p42l9i5n0
WhatsApp Viber WeChat Snapchat Line
WEARABLES / APPLE WATCH
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HANDS- FREE
ALWAYS-ONDEVELOPMENT
PLATFORM
ATTENTION -GETTING
ENVIRONMENT -AWARE
CONNECTED
• Voice / gesture control
• Low-power consumption
• Instant wake • Background
working / sensing
• GPS • Accelerometer • Compass • Camera • Microphone • Other sensors
• Wi-Fi • 3G / 4G / LTE • Bluetooth • NFC
• Less-distracting when receiving alerts / reminders /messages
• 3rd party apps • API partners • Accessories
KEY ATTRIBUTES OF WEARABLE TECH PRODUCTS
SOURCE: KPCB - Internet Trends Report
Source: Forbes Tech | May 2015
But, within five years, this ratio is set to drop to around 20 to 1; with an estimated 101 million smartwatch
shipments taking place by 2020.
The ratio of smartphone shipments, compared to smartwatch ones, currently sits at around 500 to 1. Small-fry indeed.
Smartphone users now glance at their mobile devices more than 100X a day, and with the smartwatch that could become 300 or 500X.
Currently there is only limited experience with news on smartwatches — but now smart news orgs and apps
are preparing for the possible widespread adoption of Apple Watch.
http://meta.watch/blogs/news/15725509-the-power-of-glance-and-ambient-info
“IT WILL BECOME VERY ADDICTIVE”
The average user now picks up their mobile phone more than 1,500 times/week
•Average user first reaches for their phone at 7:31 a.m. •Daily average time spent using: 3 hours 16 mins. [Moment app] •221 tasks each day (compared to 140 via desktop/laptops)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2783677/How-YOU-look-phone-The-average-user-picks-device-1-500-times-day.html
FROM NOVELTY TO NECESSITY11 areas that Apple must address before the Apple Watch can be considered essential for news
COMPLICATED SETUP
STORY STRUCTURE
NEWSGATHERING
SIRI / VOICE CONTROL
UI / SCREEN SIZE
BUGS
FORM FACTOR
BATTERY LIFE
MEDIA INTEGRATION
LIMITED WATCH APPS
BEYOND NOTIFICATIONS
From: https://www.rjionline.org/stories/the-apple-watch-and-newsrooms-novelty-or-necessity
SMARTPHONES FOR REPORTING
*Research topics, sources*Communicate/collab
*Camera | video + photo*Audio gathering/edit
*Publish to CMS*Produce multimedia
*Transmit content*Translation tool*Live streaming
*Post social media*Curate web content*Gather/share notes
*Mapping *Sensory data
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WHY THE WATCH IS LESS ABOUT TODAY, AND MORE ABOUT TOMORROW
iPHONE VERSION 1January 2007
No third party support (App store)
Poor camera (2MP)No front facing camera
No copy & pasteNo Office support
No Outlook Exchange emailLimited memory (8GB)
Small screen size (3.5 inches)Limited talk time
Limited phone carriers
NY TIMES
YAHOO NEWS DIGEST
WASHINGTON POST
The Times has developed a new form of storytelling to help readers catch up in seconds. Through its one-sentence stories, crafted especially for the small screen of Apple Watch, users are able to get the news at a glance across many sections from the Times along with photography and short, bulleted summaries.
Flipboard algorithmically chooses the top 10 stories based on the top 10 topics a user follows on Flipboard, and then present these dynamically on the Apple Watch.
With speed reading, Yahoo News for Apple Watch flashes one word in a sentence before quickly moving to the next word. It helps me read passages more quickly, and is oddly compelling on the tiny screen.
“Big Story, Small Screen” design allows users to quickly browse the day’s big story via a customized format highlighting the top story through bold images and brief text, giving readers a way to catch up on the news in six scrolls.
Dark Sky for iOS$3.99
Dark Sky for iOS$3.99
‘ESSENTIAL TECH’ TESTCan I survive my day without?
Prices come down, avail goes up: explosive growth
Apple Watch 2 coming soon: camera, more sensors
News/media outlets begin to create unique wearable apps
Most effective user experiences will be ones integrating with broader media ecosystems
A FEW WATCH PREDICTIONS:
allthenewsthatfitsyourwrist.tumblr.comrjionline.org
MOBILE VIDEO
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THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING?
MOBILE NEWS REPORTING EVOLUTION
‘Four-wire’ Satellite Live U/TV U Mobile Devices
Videolicious (freemium)
Voddio(free)
Clips(free)
Kinomatic($4)
Steller(free)
coming soon
VIDEO PRODUCTION APPS
Kinemaster Pro(Free)
AUDIO APPS
AudioBoom Video Record Pro (free) WavePad Audio (free) Cogi (freemium)
PRO TIPS FOR BLASTING STORM TROOPERS GREAT VIDEO
• Lightweight but sturdy bag is a must• #1 rule for ‘mojos’ (and life): A.B.C.• Can’t be all digital. Don’t forget notepad and pens.• Try out new apps at home — not in the field• Get yourself organized! Use folders on your smartphone.• Airplane mode is awesome when shooting (avoid interruptions) • Best to zoom with your feet, not your fingers
VR JOURNALISM
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After sending 1 million Google Cardboard headsets to its subscribers in October, The New York Times introduced “The Displaced,” its first NYT VR project.
The VR experience gives viewers an unfiltered glimpse inside the lives of three refugee children around the world: an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy named Oleg, a 12-year-old Syrian girl named Hana and a 9-year-old South Sudanese boy named Chuol.
https://medium.com/@webjournalist/you-don-t-need-to-be-the-nytimes-to-do-vr-be4efb00ff74#.4cbjpz9tt
Two types of VR you can do:1- Live-action, 360 video2- CGI/3D modeling
What matters is that you get started.
This next disruption is being shaped right now and you need to be a part of it.
Yes, you!
— @webjournalist
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FROM KICKSTARTER
TO $2BN FACEBOOK
ACQUISITION
A-FRAME
LIVE STREAMING
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USE THE STREAMING FORCE
OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGES
BREAKING NEWS, BEHIND-SCENES
POLITICAL EVENTS
CREEPY FACTOR
WHICH WAY IS UP?
DATA - BATTERY LIFE
INDIVIDUAL VS. BRANDED ACCT
PERFORMS WELL ON SOCIAL
We’re working to get 100 percent of our videos vertical. We find the engagement much higher. Users are more satisfied, and there’s a higher completion rate on them. Jon Steinberg, The Daily Mail
http://documentally.com/2016/01/04/landscape-vs-portrait-video/
PERISCOPE BEST PRACTICES
Try to stay steady - use a monopod, or tripod if you have
Maximize on multitasking - stream, narrate, interview ppl, note usernames
Movement is good, listen, interact - provide true experiential!
Keep the commentary going - remind frequently what audience is tuned into
Remember to save your stream - might want later for B-roll or as video with story
INFOGRAPHICS / VIZ TOOLS
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PIKTOCHART
CANVA
ADOBE POST
DO OR DO NOT. THERE IS NO TRY.“
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