Mobile News Gathering SPJ-Phoenix

Mobile NewsgatheringMAKING THE MOST OF YOUR SMARTPHONE

Presented by Deb Wenger, SPJ Professional Development

Created by: Carl CorryOnline Editor, Local News

Newsday

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

Handouts

What we'll cover

Mobile Newsgathering

What's it all about? Multimedia lite.

A multimedia report is something that “combines different elements that

complement each other to improve the content of a story, making it more interesting, powerful and complete.”

-- Karla Leal, reporter, Telemundo

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And what do I do with these?

Shoot photos and video

Take audio 

Write a story

Share 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 printing the New York Times sometime in the future, date TBD.”

--Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Chairman and Publisher

"The second-largest newspaper chain in America is now being run by someone who thinks that print is, if not exactly dead, dying a lot faster than anyone thought."

--"Newspapers’ Digital Apostle" by David Carr, NY Times, on John Paton of MediaNews, which publishes The Denver Post, The Detroit News, The Salt Lake Tribune and The San Jose Mercury News, among others. (Nov. 13, 2011)

Mobile Newsgathering

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

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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

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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 tips

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Start with social media

People on Facebook• More than 800 million active

users• More than 50% log on in any

given day

Mobile• More than 350M active users

access Facebook through their mobile devices

Source: Facebook

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Send photos/video via

The Boston Globe

Mobile Newsgathering

Start with social media

People on Twitter• More than 200 million users• 100 million active users• Access Twitter for breaking news, natural

disasters and major eventso Earthquakes, Arab spring 

• Communicate with people who have same interests

Source: Twitter

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

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Rethink your approach to

East Valley Tribune

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Start with social media

DistributionGrowing number of people look to mobile devices to access 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?

WPTV – West Palm Beach 

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What to do with social media?

WPTV – West Palm Beach 

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

Mobile Newsgathering

Start with social media

So what do I share?• What you're working on. • Requests for information.• Retweets of other knowledgeable

sources (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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Photos iLibya: Uprising by iPhone

"Small mobile phones are innocuous and enable far

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

point and shoot with a small device, unhampered by camera bags full of gear and reacting to

the world around me."

-- Ben Lowyhttp://bit.ly/lowylibya 

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PhotosPhotographer Melissa Lyttle did an iPhone photo gallery of "kitschy culture" and places along the gulf beaches.

http://bit.ly/rwCBWu

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

Mobile NewsgatheringPhoto editing

* Photoshop Express* Allows batch upload* Adjust brightness, exposure, tint* Free // iPhone//Android

Mobile NewsgatheringPhoto sharing -- Instagram

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

Mobile NewsgatheringMore photo apps – cheap!

• Camera+ -- image stabilization, burst mode for fast-moving objects and the Clarity filter – $1.99// iPhone//Android

• Hipstamatic – retro-inspired photos – for fun and effect-- $1.99//iPhone (Android coming soon)

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Audio

Radio reporter Neal Augenstein of WTOP in Washington only uses an iPhone.-Using VC Audio, $5.99

http://iphonereporting.tumblr.com/

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Report-ITFTP reports to newsroom.

* Live version connects to the station on air.* Free version

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

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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 avoid disruptions. Don't want phone calls coming in during a report or interview.

• Stabilize video with gear or on a solid service.

• Microphone attachments.

Mobile NewsgatheringSmart-phone video: On the scene

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

Mobile NewsgatheringVideo: Highly produced

NY Times Street Takes

3-minute package totally from iPhone video.

http://nyti.ms/iCCb9c

http://youtu.be/AqNWtoHbubY

Editing

Several options, but 1stVideo from VeriCorder is most popular. For Apple devices.

$9.99iPhone//Android

Mobile NewsgatheringLive streaming

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

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Tablets.When it comes to putting it all together...  • Editing audio and video• Writing• Monitoring social media• Browsing the Web• Etc. 

It's almost always easier on a tablet.

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Tablets. For more functionality and ease of use in workflow

iPad Android OS tablet

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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 and advanced functions.

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Workflow

*Shares files and folders

*Can be accessed from multiple devices and computers *Free

*All devices

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Handouts (Posted to Scribd)Mobile Tools for Journalistshttp://bit.ly/uQViQk

Gears 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