Your smartphone is your newsroomRobb Montgomery

Going mobileLessons from the S.M.A.R.T. Media Lab

SMART

Scalable, Social,

Multimedia, Mobile

Active, Agile

Resourceful, Responsive

Trusted, Technology

Radio Free Europe is providing reporters in the field with smartphone kits and training that allow correspondents to produce and deliver

high quality multimedia from just about anywhere in the world.

Digital journalism requires reporters with a mobile skill set

Mobile-driven reporting

Outfit reporters with the right gear and apps.

Design solutions for the smartphone workflow.

Train everyone to create rich media reports from mobile devices.

What are the Smartphone kits replace

• Marantz audio recorders

• Point & shoot cameras

• Consumer-priced video cameras

Not photo journalists

Video examples

http://j.mp/SMART-Gear 

Our focus for MOJO

• Video production

• Audio reporting

• Photo + GPS reporting

• Social media

Bambuser

Vine

Filmic

Voddio

iMovie

Androvid Pro

Video Maker

Video Rotate

DV Prompter

Teleprompt+

Video production

FiRe 2 Field Recorder

Tape Machine Pro

Soundcloud

Audio Evolution

Garage Band

Audio reporting

360 Panorama

Mixel

Fotorus

Everytrail Pro

Camera +

Thinglink

Photo + GPS reporting

Facebook

Twitter

Tumblr

Vine

Social Media

Unlock your multimedia mindMastering the elements of multimedia story forms takes training

A training plan that challenges you

Smartphone Smartphone Phone + Laptop Laptop Phone + Laptop

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Morning

10:00-13:30

CLASSROOM

•Video reporting•Visual sequences•Natural sound

CLASSROOM

•Interviewing•Audio stories•Telepromptr•Scripts•Voice overs•Live video streaming

CLASSROOM

•Photo+GPS story,•Panoramas, collages •and photo stories•Fast images to social media

CLASSROOM

•Data and visualizations•Maps •Charts

FIELD EXERCISE

Team Project:Small groups will plan a story package and make reporting assignments

Go into the field to gather original reporting

Afternoon

14:30-16:00

FIELD EXERCISES

LAB: Log, edit and assemble a video sequence

FIELD EXERCISES LAB: Build an interview audio package and a new video sequence

FIELD EXERCISES

LAB: Produce a photo + GPS story, panoramas, photo essay, and a two video sequences

CLASSROOM

•Surveys/ polls•Interactive Images•Timelines

CLASSROOM

Students return from their reporting and edit final packages into a comprehensive package.

Presentations and Final review

Progressive lectures and labs guide reporters to build their mobile skills

The right kitThe right apps

Immersive trainingWorkflow consulting

Your smartphone can do a lot

more than send Tweets,

Instagram photos and

status updates.

Robb MontgomeryBerlin, Germany

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