Trends in mobile news

Trends in Communication & Information TechnologyJOUR 4871-003

From last class: Google Glasses ...

Mobilereporting

tools

Most reporters have to do more now ...

For the multi-tasking reporter:Enhancing the smartphone (or iPod Touch)

Mobile live-stream video getting easier

4G mi-fi mobile hotspot: Bluetooth

connection toiPod Touch

Small cameras (GoPro) can live-stream video

Remember this? ...

Next time? ...

Eyewitnesseslive-stream

VIDEO fromtheir smartphones?

Eyewitnesseslive-stream

AUDIO fromtheir smartphones?

Better-qualitysmartphone photos,

video shared onsocial media sites

Robotic tripod: Your $159 camera operator

Swivl robotic “cameraman” for smartphones and flipcams: $159

Media uses: news reporting, video blogging

MoJo movement growing

Recommended MoJo kit

Mobileeyewitness

news

Many apps for eyewitness news, assigments

These mobile appspay you for news

photos, video, news reports, fact checking

Many apps for eyewitness news, assigments

Demotix daily e-mail assignments

Smartphone app for Demotix reporters, photographers

Mobilenews

consumption

Smartphone still young adults’ favorite

Smartphone most commonly used for news

Tablets still have some catch-up to do on sales

Pew Research Center, The State of the News Media 2012

But more tablet owners consume newson their devices than smartphone owners

Pew Research Center, The State of the News Media 2012

Tablet owners: older, more education, higher income

Mobile-device users get more news viasocial media than desktop/laptop users

Pew Research Center, The State of the News Media 2012

What newscompaniesneed to do

Most news organizations not yet web-first,need to be mobile-first

“News organizations are belatedly, reluctantly and often awkwardly pursuing ‘web-first’ strategies. As we fight these web battles, I am increasingly coming to believe that ‘web first’ is what the military would call fighting the last war. News organizations need a mobile-first strategy.”

It won’t stop: Other mobile platformswill require news companies to adapt

CNET

Toyota.com

Toyota’s Entune (today): smartphone provides car’s Internet connection