mobile journalism (updated, 2014)
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A revised and updated introduction on ways to use smartphones to share multimedia content (audio and video) with your audience.TRANSCRIPT
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Who am I ... and why am I here? I worked here for 13 years:
Who am I ... and why am I here? But
before and a:er
that, I worked in radio news for
more than 20 years:
Who am I ... and why am I here? But
before and a:er
that, I worked in radio news for
more than 20 years:
Who am I ... and why am I here? But
before and a:er
that, I worked in radio news for
more than 20 years:
The smartphone: Radio’s new repor%ng and delivery channel
Radio edi@ng then (c. 1984)
Cut and paste ... meant cut and paste.
Radio edi@ng then (c. 1984)
Cut and paste ... meant cut and paste.
hBp://pauleaston.blogspot.com/2011/02/first-‐cut-‐is-‐deepest.html
Radio edi@ng now
Cut and paste are just menu items.
Radio repor@ng then (c. 1984)
Recorder (typically, casseBe; later MD or SD) + VoiceAct (or alligator clips) + Hunt for a phone that would unscrew
Radio repor@ng now
Radio repor/ng now: iPhone + Twisted Wave (etc.) app
hBp://twistedwave.com/mobile (or search iTunes store)
TV repor@ng then (c. 1988)
hBps://screen.yahoo.com/al-‐franken-‐reports-‐via-‐satellite-‐000000153.html
(Or so we thought, maybe.)
TV repor@ng now Ustream, Google Hangouts, others, make it possible to
broadcast live from anywhere you can get a phone signal:
hBp://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22713934
It’s not the future. It’s now.
• A team of reporters at FM News 101.1 covered Chicago live for a year, o:en with just an iPhone and -‐-‐ some@mes -‐-‐ a laptop:
• All sound recorded with just an iPhone: hBp://soundcloud.com/meyerson/final-‐farewell-‐to-‐a-‐chicago
• Live broadcasts, too – plugging the iPhone into a mult box.
Google Voice: A great tool.
Things you can do with Google Voice • Record incoming phone calls. (Note: Before recording, you must get your subject's
permission: "May I record this for possible use on the air and on the Internet?”) • Press 4 to record, and 4 to stop. • When done, return to Google.com/voice, where you can download the file for
edi@ng or email a link to the file (instead of the whole file as an annoying aBachment).
Things you can do with Google Voice
• You can download Google Voice files and
use them as the substrate for a slideshow
or other visual presenta@on.
• Or you can upload them (for free!) to
SoundCloud.com, and place the audio file in
your mul@media presenta@ons, or share it
through social media (TwiBer, Facebook).
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
(Beyond, of course, the essen@al skills of knowing how to write, how speak, how to spot a good image, how to tell a story, how to be fair, and all the rest ... ?)
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
• One smartphone. • Really, that’s it.
• But if you insist ...
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
Also helpful: • XLR connec@ng cable to plug
into mult boxes, mics + longer XLR cable (so you can sit down).
• Laptop (with op@onal cell card).
• Bluetooth keyboard (for typing quickly on a smartphone).
• External baBery for smartphone.
• Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop.
• Case with branding on it.
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
Also helpful: • XLR connec@ng cable to plug
into mult boxes, mics + longer XLR cable (so you can sit down).
• Laptop (with op@onal cell card).
• Bluetooth keyboard (for typing quickly on a smartphone).
• External baBery for smartphone.
• Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop.
• Case with branding on it.
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
Also helpful: • XLR connec@ng cable to plug
into mult boxes, mics + longer XLR cable (so you can sit down).
• Laptop (with op@onal cell card).
• Bluetooth keyboard (for typing quickly on a smartphone).
• External baBery for smartphone.
• Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop.
• Case with branding on it.
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
Also helpful: • XLR connec@ng cable to plug
into mult boxes, mics + longer XLR cable (so you can sit down).
• Laptop (with op@onal cell card).
• Bluetooth keyboard (for typing quickly on a smartphone).
• External baBery for smartphone.
• Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop.
• Case with branding on it.
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
Also helpful: • XLR connec@ng cable to plug
into mult boxes, mics + longer XLR cable (so you can sit down).
• Laptop (with op@onal cell card).
• Bluetooth keyboard (for typing quickly on a smartphone).
• External baBery for smartphone.
• Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop.
• Case with branding on it.
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
Also helpful: • XLR connec@ng cable to plug
into mult boxes, mics + longer XLR cable (so you can sit down).
• Laptop (with op@onal cell card).
• Bluetooth keyboard (for typing quickly on a smartphone).
• External baBery for smartphone.
• Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop.
• Case with branding on it.
What do you need to be a mobile journalist?
Also helpful: • XLR connec@ng cable to plug
into mult boxes, mics + longer XLR cable (so you can sit down).
• Laptop (with op@onal cell card).
• Bluetooth keyboard (for typing quickly on a smartphone).
• External baBery for smartphone.
• Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop.
• Case with branding on it.
So ....
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That’s how you get news into a smartphone.
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How do we get it out?
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A free app (Pandora or Flipboard or Zite for radio news)
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tinyurl.com/GetRiveted
You pick your radio news
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You pick your categories
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You decide when to skip or pause
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You search for stories you want
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You share individual stories
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You share individual stories
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You listen and explore
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You listen and explore
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You can press Play and …
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Traffic on your terms
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… and it’s free
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Rivet Radio News
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tinyurl.com/GetRiveted
tinyurl.com/JournClass
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