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 VR and AR: New ways of telling stories
Virtual and augmented reality give journalists the ability to tell stories that the audience can experience rather than simply consume. Both involve computer-generated imagery but use it differently. VR creates a simulation of real life while AR adds layers to…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Interacting with your news, from bots to voice assistants
There are thousands of them on Facebook Messenger alone, and journalism organizations with plenty of resources and lots of room for innovation have been experimenting with chat bots, voice interfaces and machine learning to engage their audiences. For the uninitiated,…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Free tools for audio stories
Did you know you can go live on Facebook with audio only? Are you aware of an app that creates a video of an audio recording? Kim Fox knows all this and more. She’s an associate professor of practice at…
by Deborah Potter • • Comments Off on Tell a story by comparing photos
Natural disasters can change lives and landscapes in an instant. Before-and-after photos are a great way to tell the story of a wildfire, a tornado or a hurricane. And it’s easy make a photo comparison interactive using a free tool…
What are the keys to creating a successful podcast? That depends on how you define success. Podcasts are niche products, by definition. “When you choose a topic, you are limiting the size of your audience,” says Michael O’Connell, host of…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Local TV anchors and reporters share social media strategies
Like many other television news stations, WLOX in South Mississippi realizes that a large portion of its viewing audience comes from social media sites. New producers and reporters learn how to write Web stories, tweet and post to Facebook long…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Must-have multimedia tools for TV journalists
When Tony Russell heads out to cover a story for KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his toolkit includes two phones and a host of apps. His favorite is Instagram. “I use Instagram because I like to show viewers what I’m working…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on Investigator’s Tip: Find the person behind an unknown email
What if you’re working a story and stumble across some good information in an email, but don’t know who the heck sent it? Amit Agarwal on the tech site Digital Inspiration has a great primer on how to track down…
by Debora Wenger • • Comments Off on 5 easy ways to better produce an online story
It’s a rare TV newsroom that does not require its journalists to write a Web version of their stories. Lynn Walsh, who produces multimedia for the Scripps National Digital Desk has done more than her fair share. She offers some…