Going Mobile

Cell phones have allowed information and "breaking news" to spread faster. New Mobile reporters can report at any time, their deadline is right now!

Mobile Journalism: More than 2/3s of Americans of ALL AGES own cells. Journalists are trying to take advantage of this by publishing material for mobiles.

Making Mobile Journalism: KEEP IT SIMPLE
-Choose your story
News that the users what right this second, such as sporting events
-Gear up and get out: Report on the go
~become a gearhead,a journalist who constantly mobile reports with the most
advanced and up to date technology
~ OR become a light packer, a journalism who only sometimes reports
immediately and only needs the basics

If your a gearhead, here are some recommended equipment: Laptop computer, internet connection, camera, video camera, tripod, audio recorder, head phones, microphone, and of course, cell phone.

A light packer? You really only need a smartphone!

There are many options to publish your stories via mobile journalism.
1) A common way is through microblogging, such as on Twitter.
2) Or if you have a laptop, using a regular blog such as blogger.com is a great idea.
3) Mobile video, allows a journalist to stream videos from anywhere to the web or even a video player.
4) Mobile multimedia: A journalist can concentrate on each element of video, sound, and text separately and upload together.

Finally, it is important to note Mobile crowdsourcing. News corporations can benefit from photos, videos, etc. that are sent in from the actual users. This helps research out to the audience and had a personal element. A great example was the coverage of Barack Obama's presidential inauguration in which users sent in photos of how they were viewing the ceremony.