by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on 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…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on 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…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on 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…
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…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on 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…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on 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…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on 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…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on 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.…
“We’re doing mobile journalism wrong.” Judd Slivka teaches mobile journalism at the University of Missouri and says he’s tested more than 700 apps in the process. So, why is this mobile evangelist down on mobile news gathering as it’s done…
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…