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Mobile NewsgatheringMAKING THE MOST OF YOUR SMARTPHONEPresented by Deb Wenger, SPJ Professional Development

Created by: Carl CorryOnline Editor, Local News

Newsday


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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

AssignmentHandouts

What we'll cover


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Mobile Newsgathering

What's it all about? Multimedia lite.

A multimedia report is something thatcombines different elements that

complement each other to improvethe content of a story, making it moreinteresting, powerful and complete.

-- Karla Leal, reporter, Telemundo


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And what do I do with these?

Shoot photos and videoTake audio

Write a storyShare content via email or FTP


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Why do it?

Speed. Get it first.Audience interaction.

More robust storytelling.


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Why do it? It's all going digital, baby.

We will stop printingthe New York Times

sometime in the future,date TBD.--Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Chairman andPublisher

"The second-largestnewspaper chain inAmerica is now being runby someone who thinksthat print is, if not exactlydead, dying a lot fasterthan anyone thought."--"Newspapers Digital Apostle" by DavidCarr, NY Times, on John Paton ofMediaNews, which publishes The Denver

Post, The Detroit News, The Salt LakeTribune and The San Jose MercuryNews, among others. (Nov. 13, 2011)


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Why do it?

To save on trips to the chiropractor.


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Now you need one of these...

iPhone(best)

Android Windows 7


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Let them explain...

http://youtu.be/AqNWtoHbubY http://youtu.be/F7cxPZ65yJ8
http://youtu.be/AqNWtoHbubYhttp://youtu.be/F7cxPZ65yJ8http://youtu.be/F7cxPZ65yJ8http://youtu.be/AqNWtoHbubYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqNWtoHbubYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7cxPZ65yJ8


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Must have: Connectivity

4G -- Just rolling out, best data connection 3G Wifi hotspots. Data only, faster than 3G


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Must have: Power!

Extra batteries Chargers


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Must have: Power!

Tablet Phone Laptop

mypowerbag.com
http://mypowerbag.com/http://mypowerbag.com/


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Gear

External microphone External lens

Owle Bubo: $150 (iPhone)


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Gear

Bluetooth Keyboard $25-$50 iPad, iPhone


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Gear

Smart phone gloves $15-$25


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Start with social media

*Conversation*Engagement*Collaboration

*Education*News tips1


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People on Facebook More than 800 million active

users More than 50% log on in anygiven day

Mobile More than 350M active users

access Facebook through theirmobile devices

Source: Facebook


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Send video links via

OurWeekly in L.A.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIhcbKAs7U&feature=youtu.be&a


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People on Twitter More than 200 million users 100 million active users Access Twitter for breaking news, naturaldisasters and major events

o Earthquakes, Arab spring Communicate with people who have

same interestsSource: Twitter

Twitter Glossary: http://bit.ly/sVt4VM
http://bit.ly/sVt4VMhttp://bit.ly/sVt4VM


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Rethink your approach to

El Diario La Prensa in N.Y.C.


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DistributionGrowing number of people look to mobile devices toaccess 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

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What to do with social

media?World Journal

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Mobile NewsgatheringWhy do it? It's increasingly how people consume news.

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So what do I share? What you're working on. Requests for information. Retweets of other knowledgeablesources (so you become a source). Replies to followers. Photos and videos.

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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.

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Photos

Examples

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PhotosiLibya: Uprising by iPhone

"Small mobile phones areinnocuous and enable far

greater intimacy with a subject.It was a liberating experience; to

point and shoot with a smalldevice, unhampered by camerabags full of gear and reacting to

the world around me."-- Ben Lowyhttp://bit.ly/lowylibya



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Photos

Photographer MelissaLyttle did an iPhone photogallery of "kitschy culture"and places along the gulf

beaches.http://bit.ly/rwCBWu

http://photos.tampabay.com/staff/lyttle-m/http://photos.tampabay.com/staff/lyttle-m/http://photos.tampabay.com/staff/lyttle-m/http://photos.tampabay.com/staff/lyttle-m/


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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



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Mobile NewsgatheringPhoto sharing -- Instagram

* It's own social network* Send to other social sites* Email* Free // iPhone



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Mobile NewsgatheringMore photo apps cheap!

Camera+ -- imagestabilization, burst mode forfast-moving objects and theClarity filter $1.99

Hipstamatic retro-inspiredphotos for fun and effect--$1.99



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Video

Same basics Framing Angles Steady shots Remember aspect ratio (4:3,

16:9)



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Video tips

Use airplane mode to avoiddisruptions. Don't wantphone calls coming in duringa report or interview.

Stabilize video with gear oron a solid service.

Microphone attachments.



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Mobile NewsgatheringSmart-phone video: On the scene

Newsday's RTC McCarthy warnsmotorists about slippery spots.http://youtu.be/jde5Vg-flVk

http://youtu.be/jde5Vg-flVkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jde5Vg-flVkhttp://youtu.be/jde5Vg-flVkhttp://youtu.be/jde5Vg-flVkhttp://youtu.be/jde5Vg-flVk


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Mobile NewsgatheringVideo: Highly produced

NY Times Street Takes3-minute package totally fromiPhone video.http://nyti.ms/iCCb9c

http://nyti.ms/iCCb9chttp://nyti.ms/iCCb9c


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Mobile NewsgatheringLive streaming

http://bit.ly/iphoneoccupy

UGC video from OccupyWall Street scene afterprotesters were forced outof Zuccotti Park.

Can be done by reporters

http://bit.ly/iphoneoccupyhttp://bit.ly/iphoneoccupy


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Mobile NewsgatheringLive streaming

* Live events* Need 4G/WiFi* Can share / embed* Free



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Audio

Radio reporterNeal Augenstein ofWTOP in Washingtononly uses an iPhone.-Using VC Audio, $5.99

http://iphonereporting.tumblr.com/

http://iphonereporting.tumblr.com/http://iphonereporting.tumblr.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz2x9dXpsM


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Mobile NewsgatheringAudio

Report-ITFTP reports tonewsroom.* Live versionconnects to thestation on air.* Free version

Audioboo

Record and share on social media,email or embed.*Free // iPhone/Android



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*Turns voicemails into texts*Hit "4" to record a conversation(they have to call you)*Custom numbers

*Forwards calls to cell, home,work.*Free

*iPhone/Android/BlackBerry

http://youtu.be/AqNWtoHbubY
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Editing

Several options, but1stVideo from VeriCorderis most popular. For Appledevices.

$9.99



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Tablets.

When it comes to putting it alltogether...

Editing audio and video Writing

Monitoring social media Browsing the Web Etc.

It's almost always easier on atablet.



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Tablets. For more functionality and ease of use in workflow

iPad Android OS tablet



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Tablets.

But smart phones do the trick.



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Workflow

It takes a team. Mobile technology can't replacean editor.Keep in contact with home base and adjust asnecessary.The goal is to tell the story for your news outlet.



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Workflow

*Shares files andfolders*Can be accessed

from multipledevices andcomputers*Free

*All devices



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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 andadvanced functions.



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The Assignment

Download Apps (AudioBoo or Qik) Q&A on possible uses OR stand-up

on story youre working Audio + photo or video Post to social media or email link to:

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Handouts (Posted to Scribd)

Mobile Tools for Journalistshttp://bit.ly/uQViQkGears 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
http://bit.ly/uQViQkhttp://www.rjionline.org/news/mobile-journalism-reporting-tools-guidehttp://bit.ly/vxdOyHhttp://bit.ly/rx5jqMhttp://bit.ly/sLnPikhttp://on.fb.me/w0zFNihttp://on.fb.me/w0zFNihttp://bit.ly/sLnPikhttp://bit.ly/rx5jqMhttp://bit.ly/vxdOyHhttp://www.rjionline.org/news/mobile-journalism-reporting-tools-guidehttp://bit.ly/uQViQk

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