Mobile ReportingIntro to
Mobile Use in the Arab World
internet users in key Arab markets access the Internet through their mobile phones.
Source: Arab Advisors Group
63%
Social Media in the Arab World
active Twitter users
2011 Q1, ArabSocial Media Report
1.1million
Breaking News on Twitter
link
Mobile Reporting Tools
PHOTOSHOP EXPRESS
QIK (LIVE VIDEO)
EVERNOTE
Mobile Publishing
COVERITLIVE
WORDPRESS
TUMBLR
Productivity
Newsroom Workflow• Reporters tweet/liveblog details,
quotes and media
• Web producers/editors start a story from those tweets
• Reporters use tweets as notes to write longer form
Tools to Manage The Insanity• Trends and searches
Live search
Tools to Manage The Insanity
Try it Out
EXERCISE• Write a post on this session in email.
Publish by email to [email protected]
• Take photos or audio. Publish by email to [email protected].
mobilejournos.tumblr.com
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QUESTIONS, FOLLOW-UPMandy Jenkins
[email protected]@mjenkins
More resources and such at:zombiejournalism.com
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