by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on How to begin with mobile journalism
Advancing the Story recently introduced you to Matt Augustine, a multimedia journalist at WOKV Radio in Jacksonville, Fla., who talked about the power of mobile devices in the field. Augustine was also kind enough to share his advice for those…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on How mobile journalism makes breaking news better
Picture the scene –you’re cruising Facebook and notice a post about four manatees beached just off the campus of Jacksonville University in Florida. Matt Augustine, of radio station WOKV, says he was the first member of Jacksonville’s media on scene…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Mobile devices mean opportunity for news orgs
The Reynolds Journalism Institute just released part 2 of its 10-part series on mobile. This second installment included an interesting section on news consumption through mobile devices. …two-thirds (67%) of mobile media owners ages 18-34 used their devices to access…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Promoting the news goes mobile
Television news promotes itself better than any other form of journalism. TV stations routinely set aside valuable airtime to advertise stories set to appear on upcoming newscasts. Now, though, the most effective promotions may be airing on cellphones. “I…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on App has possibilities for breaking news
Geo-based social apps have been used in news gathering for a few years now. For example Foursquare’s “mayors” have been tapped for expertise on a particular location when it’s touched by breaking news. Gowalla “trips” created by the Austin American-Statesman…
Remember the Flip cam? Those smaller cameras put news gathering capabilities in the hands of anyone with a desire to do it. To maximize the quality of the video, a list of best practices in video news gathering was developed.…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Journalists must add mobile newsgathering to list of job skills
About two years ago, mobile newsgathering began showing up as part of the required skillset found in journalism job postings. Now, according to a survey of jobs posted by the Top 10 newspaper and television companies in the U.S., almost…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Mobile newsgathering best practices
According to Juniper Research, companies delivering news content to mobile devices will make $1.1 billion in ad revenue by 2016. That’s a lot of money, and that’s why so many news organizations are scrambling to develop a mobile strategy. At…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Social media, mobile and more at J/i Conference
The first Journalism Interactive Conference is sold out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t hear what some of the world’s leading experts have to say about what’s next for social media, mobile and entrepreneurial journalism. Starting Friday, the J/i website…
“Everyone should have a smartphone in the future; it’s baseline gear,” says Damon Kiesow of Boston.com. Speaking at the Society of Professional Journalists convention in New Orleans, Kiesow says newsrooms have to get more “intentional and strategic” when it comes…