MOBILE & WEB TOOLS FOR JOURNALISTS
Mandy Jenkins@mjenkins
TWEETS THAT BREAK NEWS
MORE MOBILE REPORTING
PHOTOSHOP EXPRESS
QIK (LIVE VIDEO)
EVERNOTE
Skype & Google Voice
Mobile & Desktop Tools
Free and cheap long-distance calling
Free text/SMS messaging
Easily recorded
Record Skype Calls
Ecamm Skype Recorder (Mac)
MP3 Skpe Recorder (PC)
MOBILE PUBLISHING
SCRIBBLELIVE
TUMBLR
PRODUCTIVITY & STRATEGY
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
WEB TOOLS
Search for News & Sources
• Search by keywords, location, time• Reach out for more info• Follow who you reach out to
Watch the News Stream
• Tweetdeck• Twitterfall• Google Plus• Trendsmap
Quick Edit Photos
Piknik.com
Storify: Curation
All Our Ideas > Polls
Example
Crowdmapping
Free, fast and reader-friendly
Google Docs
• Gathering info using Forms
• Sharing budgets/newsroom resources
• Free word processor/Excel/Powerpoint
QUESTIONS, FOLLOW-UP
Mandy [email protected]
@mjenkinsMore resources and such at:
zombiejournalism.com