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Colleen Wilson

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February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Going Mobile

There are no industry standards in mobile journalism, choose what works best for you.

Good opportunities for mobile journalism:

-Court cases

-Important speeches

-Breaking news

-Public gatherings

-Sporting events

-Grand openings

 

Gearhead: a journalist who is out in the field telling multimedia stories using high end equipment

– laptops, internet connection, camera, video camera, tripod, audio recorder, headphones, microphone, cell phone

Light packer: a more traditional journalist who only occasionally reports and publishes directly from the field, carrying just enough equipment to get the job done.

– smart phone

Publishing Options

Mobile Microblogging: Using resources such as Twitter and RSS feeds, journalists can update minute to minute. FriendFeed is another resource for micropublishing.

Live blogging: Live blogging gives you the opportunity to update your posts as they happen, while expanding on the 140 character limit.

-Use a single post for all your updates. Time stamp additions so that readers understand the chronology of your story

Mobile Video: Using applications like Qik, Kyte and Flixwagon you can upload videos without an internet connections

Mobile Multimedia: Combine photos, text, audio and videos to create a packaged story.

 

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