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This PPT was developed as part of a session at the ONA/SPJ JournoCamp on Friday, May 18.
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Mobile NewsgatheringMAKING THE MOST OF YOUR SMARTPHONE
Presented by Deb Wenger, SPJ Professional Development
Created by: Carl CorryOnline Editor, Local News
Newsday
The Basics:Devices
And what do I do with these?Why do it?Must haves
Apps and gearUsing social media
Tips for photo / video shootingWorking with home base
Handouts
What we'll cover
Mobile Newsgathering
What's it all about? Multimedia lite.
A multimedia report is something that “combines different elements that
complement each other to improve the content of a story, making it more interesting, powerful and complete.”
-- Karla Leal, reporter, Telemundo
Mobile Newsgathering
And what do I do with these?
Shoot photos and video
Take audio
Write a story
Share content via email or FTP
Mobile Newsgathering
Why do it?
Speed. Get it first.
Audience interaction.
More robust storytelling.
Mobile Newsgathering
Why do it? It's all going digital, baby.
“We will stop printing the New York Times sometime in the future, date TBD.”
--Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Chairman and Publisher
"The second-largest newspaper chain in America is now being run by someone who thinks that print is, if not exactly dead, dying a lot faster than anyone thought."
--"Newspapers’ Digital Apostle" by David Carr, NY Times, on John Paton of MediaNews, which publishes The Denver Post, The Detroit News, The Salt Lake Tribune and The San Jose Mercury News, among others. (Nov. 13, 2011)
Mobile Newsgathering
Now you need one of these...
iPhone(best)
Android Windows 7
Mobile Newsgathering
Let them explain...
http://youtu.be/AqNWtoHbubY http://youtu.be/F7cxPZ65yJ8
Mobile Newsgathering
Must have: Connectivity
• 4G -- Just rolling out, best data connection• 3G• Wifi hotspots. Data only, faster than 3G
Mobile Newsgathering
Must have: Power!
• Extra batteries• Chargers
Mobile Newsgathering
Must have: Power!
• Tablet• Phone• Laptop
mypowerbag.com
Mobile Newsgathering
Gear
• External microphone• External lens
Owle Bubo: $150 (iPhone)
Mobile Newsgathering
Gear
• Bluetooth Keyboard • $25-$50• iPad, iPhone
Mobile Newsgathering
Gear
• Smart phone gloves• $15-$25
Mobile Newsgathering
Start with social media
*Conversation
*Engagement
*Collaboration
*Education
*News tips
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Mobile Newsgathering
Start with social media
People on Facebook• More than 800 million active
users• More than 50% log on in any
given day
Mobile• More than 350M active users
access Facebook through their mobile devices
Source: Facebook
Mobile Newsgathering
Send photos/video via
The Boston Globe
Mobile Newsgathering
Start with social media
People on Twitter• More than 200 million users• 100 million active users• Access Twitter for breaking news, natural
disasters and major eventso Earthquakes, Arab spring
• Communicate with people who have same interests
Source: Twitter
Twitter Glossary: http://bit.ly/sVt4VM
Mobile Newsgathering
Rethink your approach to
East Valley Tribune
Mobile Newsgathering
Start with social media
DistributionGrowing number of people look to mobile devices to access social media. • Nearly 40% of social media users access content
from their mobile phone.• Top online destinations in 10 global markets. • Social networks and blogs account for nearly 25%
of time on the Web. --Nielsen's State of the Media: Social Media Report | http://bit.ly/vqpptl
Mobile Newsgathering
What to do with social media?
WPTV – West Palm Beach
Mobile Newsgathering
What to do with social media?
WPTV – West Palm Beach
Mobile NewsgatheringWhy do it? It's increasingly how people consume news.
Mobile Newsgathering
Start with social media
So what do I share?• What you're working on. • Requests for information.• Retweets of other knowledgeable
sources (so you become a source).• Replies to followers. • Photos and videos.
Mobile Newsgathering
Photos
• Send photos from the scene.• Build photo galleries for website.• With surprisingly high-res photos, they
can be used for online, print and TV.
Mobile Newsgathering
Photos
Examples
Mobile Newsgathering
Photos iLibya: Uprising by iPhone
"Small mobile phones are innocuous and enable far
greater intimacy with a subject. It was a liberating experience; to
point and shoot with a small device, unhampered by camera bags full of gear and reacting to
the world around me."
-- Ben Lowyhttp://bit.ly/lowylibya
Mobile Newsgathering
PhotosPhotographer Melissa Lyttle did an iPhone photo gallery of "kitschy culture" and places along the gulf beaches.
http://bit.ly/rwCBWu
Mobile NewsgatheringPhoto editing
*Send to social media sites*Email*FTP to newsroom$1.99 iPhone/ $2.99 iPad
*Create collages*Metadata input*Plenty of extras
Mobile NewsgatheringPhoto editing
* Photoshop Express* Allows batch upload* Adjust brightness, exposure, tint* Free // iPhone//Android
Mobile NewsgatheringPhoto sharing -- Instagram
* It's own social network* Send to other social sites* Email* Free // iPhone//Android
Mobile NewsgatheringMore photo apps – cheap!
• Camera+ -- image stabilization, burst mode for fast-moving objects and the Clarity filter – $1.99// iPhone//Android
• Hipstamatic – retro-inspired photos – for fun and effect-- $1.99//iPhone (Android coming soon)
Mobile Newsgathering
Audio
Radio reporter Neal Augenstein of WTOP in Washington only uses an iPhone.-Using VC Audio, $5.99
http://iphonereporting.tumblr.com/
Mobile NewsgatheringAudio
Report-ITFTP reports to newsroom.
* Live version connects to the station on air.* Free version
Audioboo Record and share on social media, email or embed.*Free // iPhone/Android
Mobile Newsgathering
Video
• Same basics• Framing• Angles• Steady shots• Remember aspect ratio (4:3,
16:9)
Mobile Newsgathering
Video tips
• Use airplane mode to avoid disruptions. Don't want phone calls coming in during a report or interview.
• Stabilize video with gear or on a solid service.
• Microphone attachments.
Mobile NewsgatheringSmart-phone video: On the scene
Newsday's RTC McCarthy warns motorists about slippery spots. http://youtu.be/jde5Vg-flVk
Mobile NewsgatheringVideo: Highly produced
NY Times Street Takes
3-minute package totally from iPhone video.
http://nyti.ms/iCCb9c
http://youtu.be/AqNWtoHbubY
Editing
Several options, but 1stVideo from VeriCorder is most popular. For Apple devices.
$9.99iPhone//Android
Mobile NewsgatheringLive streaming
* Live events * Need 4G/WiFi* Can share / embed* Free
Mobile Newsgathering
Tablets.When it comes to putting it all together... • Editing audio and video• Writing• Monitoring social media• Browsing the Web• Etc.
It's almost always easier on a tablet.
Mobile Newsgathering
Tablets. For more functionality and ease of use in workflow
iPad Android OS tablet
Mobile Newsgathering
Workflow
Eventually, you have to write...
Google Docs allows multiple parties to access stories. Easy communication.
Apps (Office HD $5.99 iPhone / $7.99 iPad) allow for rich text and advanced functions.
Mobile Newsgathering
Workflow
*Shares files and folders
*Can be accessed from multiple devices and computers *Free
*All devices
Mobile Newsgathering
Handouts (Posted to Scribd)Mobile Tools for Journalistshttp://bit.ly/uQViQk
Gears and apps and suchhttp://bit.ly/s9kbxm
Ultimate reporting toolshttp://bit.ly/vxdOyH
Smart phone adoption an usagehttp://bit.ly/rx5jqMGetting started with Twitter for iPhonehttp://bit.ly/sLnPik
Facebook subscribe for Journalistshttp://on.fb.me/w0zFNi