Tag: Mobile

Mobile journalism tips and tricks

“Some photographers and reporters nicknamed me ‘the devil,’” Geoff Roth says with a wry grin, but he has no doubts about what he preaches. “MoJo [mobile journalism] is the way we are moving in the 21st century.” Roth is convinced…

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How to create Snapchat stories

“The audience does not want to rotate.” Former CNN photojournalist Bethany Swain says that’s why she’s changed her mind about vertical video and no longer preaches the gospel of horizontal for all media. “Play to the platform,” she says. For…

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How Twitter feeds the web in local TV

Facebook may be the big dog when it comes to driving traffic to local TV news sites, but Twitter is an essential tool now for creating online content.  Mark Becker has been a part of the reporting team at WSOC-TV…

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Remember the reader

Mick Cote, Canadian Press

When you produce a story, are you thinking of how people are going to consume it? Mick Côté, digital news editor at The Canadian Press, says that in most newsrooms the answer is typically, “No.” And that’s a shame. “We’re so…

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Using Facebook to promote nightly newscasts

It’s no secret that Facebook is a major driver of traffic to local TV news websites, but there is less certainty that social media has an impact on newscast ratings. Marketshare’s Paul Greeley explored the issue recently since it’s the…

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Top 5 strategies to create better mobile video

There is plenty being said and written about the explosion in video consumption on mobile devices, but very few local news organizations seem to be producing content specifically for mobile viewing.  Resources are definitely an issue, but the time is…

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Mobile journalism now easier on Android devices

When I conduct training on using mobile devices as news gathering tools, the room is generally filled with journalists wielding iPhones. However, in a recent podcast produced by journalism.co.uk, some mobile experts are suggesting that 2015 was a game changing…

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How to maximize your mobile video stories

  In the words of James Harding, BBC’s news director, the age of mobile video is upon us.  So, how are they responding at the “Beeb?” With an understanding of audience demands, according to Nathalie Malinarich, editor for mobile and new formats.…

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How to write a mobile news story

According to research from the Nielsen Norman Group, it may be nearly twice as hard to comprehend information you consume on a smartphone-sized mobile device. The limited amount of information displayed on the screen requires users to remember more as…

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