mobile journalism: from your palm ... to the world
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An abbreviated version of a presentation to dozens of students and teachers at the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago annual conference, hosted by Roosevelt University, March 19, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Mobile journalism:
From the palm of your hand ... to the world
Charlie Meyerson Bit.ly/Meyerson
linkedin.com/in/cmeyerson 708-TEQ-NEWS
Radio repor*ng then
Recorder (typically, casse4e, later MD or SD) + VoiceAct (or alligator clips)
+ Hunt for a phone that would unscrew
Radio repor*ng now
Radio repor:ng now: iPhone +
VC Audio Pro app
h4ps://itunes.apple.com/app/vc-‐audio-‐pro/id354608007?mt=8 (or search iTunes store)
TV repor*ng then
h4p://origin-‐www.nbc.com/saturday-‐night-‐live/video/weekend-‐update-‐segment-‐al-‐franken/n9674/
(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:
h4p://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22713934
It’s possible. It’s being done now.
• A team of radio 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: h4p://soundcloud.com/meyerson/final-‐farewell-‐to-‐a-‐chicago
• Live broadcasts, too – plugging the iPhone into a mult box.
Demo
Demo
h4p://www.ustream.tv/channel/meyerson
Google Voice: A great tool.
Create a free Google Voice account
Go to
Google.com/voice.
Before you pick your number, you can check to find one that spells something cool (like 708-‐MATH-‐JAR).
Create a free Google Voice account
Make sure you’re set to record calls. (Incoming calls only. Outgoing won’t work.)
– Click the gear icon and select Segngs. – Click the Calls tab. – Select “Off: Directly connects calls when phones are answered.”
– Select the checkbox next to Call Op*ons. – (Changes are saved automa*cally.)
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 a4achment).
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 (Twi4er, 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 ba4ery 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 ba4ery 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 ba4ery 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 ba4ery 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 ba4ery 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 ba4ery 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 ba4ery for smartphone.
• Connec*ng cables (USB) for faster connec*on between phone and laptop.
• Case with branding on it.
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