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Mobile phone becoming journalist’s reporting tool
by matte | July 25, 2008 at 02:55 am | 384 views | 19 comments
If you are looking at where the humble mobile phone is going, this story from AMTA is worth looking at.
It seems the modern journalist will be able to go places and do things with an element of subterfuge, as they won’t have to lug around lots of equipment…
Journalists use their “mojo” to find new ways of storytelling
Reuters news agency in London has equipped its journalists with a mobile journalism toolkit about a year ago. Reuters’ product manager of mobile and emerging media, Ilicco Elia, says this is the start of a future form of journalism and a new way to tell stories. In fact, the BBC’s technology editor, Darren Waters, has been filing mojo (mobile journalist) reports from various parts of Europe since late last year, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
“Mobile phones allow journalists to change their heavy camera equipment to a smaller device,” Mr Elia says. Reuters’ journalists tested the mobile toolkit at the New York fashion week last year and on the US presidential campaign trail. The agency now plans to give the mobile devices to citizen journalists.
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July 25, 2008 at 02:55 am by matte, 384 views, 19 comments
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at 06:30 on July 25th, 2008
matte, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Very plausible where ever their may be a connection!
at 07:46 on July 25th, 2008
matte, I like this story. It's good stuff. You know Matte, its true when some Billionaires state when abroad, all they need to bring to run their corporation is a pencil, paper and their Blackberry cell phone as their office! Same can be said for most including journalists.
at 08:12 on July 25th, 2008
It is interesting - two people have Good Stuffed this story, yet only one followed the link to read the full story.
So only one Good Stuff is valid. I can see from my stats who this was.
Thanks Barry!
at 08:25 on July 25th, 2008
Well, Why Al Jazeera is the growing broadcaster! May be time to up date the stats! The comment above is accurate!
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zichiat 11:11 on July 25th, 2008
I think BBC World was one of the first to introduce "backpack reporters" equipped with the smaller HD camcorders, cell phones, laptops. Satellite phones are still a size problem. The video from any cell phone is still poor quality for TV Broadcast but there are improvements. Many constant users typing on cell phones are starting to have problems with their thumbs?
"Mr Elia says that over the next few years mobile phone manufacturers will produce mobile phones capable of taking images of the same quality as high-definition cameras."
I think like the digital camera, there is a growing increase in pixel size but not so much improvement in the lens. Cell phones tend to have that soft focus. I would like to see better lens.
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zichiat 11:13 on July 25th, 2008
matte, I like this story. It's good stuff.
you must be strange? you actually expect people to read the posts (haha)
at 18:35 on July 25th, 2008
people should not comment or good stuff unless they have!!
at 11:15 on July 25th, 2008
matte, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 18:37 on July 25th, 2008
Sounds interesting, but I'm pretty sure they're more concerned with the financial profits to be had from this.
at 18:40 on July 25th, 2008
by whom?
Data costs are free - did you read the full article that talks about this?
at 19:49 on July 25th, 2008
Errrr, isn't Now Public always promoting its upload capability of photos, video, sound from cellphones? So, it's only logical to ask then--how is NP "concerned with the financial profits to be had from this"?
I'll look forward to your answer.
at 21:21 on July 25th, 2008
The article says that they ones who are using it are on low monthly plans with unlimited data. Its no different to having a broadband account at home.
I don't see where NP fits into this at all or where the profit question comes from.
Maybe you should ask NP this question.
at 21:34 on July 25th, 2008
Well, I did ask NP this question. Although the indenting stuff may not look like it, I was replying to our new editor who raised the "financial issues" caveat. I'm interested in her perspective in terms of her comment.
at 01:29 on July 26th, 2008
LOL good luck with getting a response!!
at 00:14 on July 26th, 2008
Good Stuff, Matte. (Strange ghost in the machine: Flag icons missing, and the icons on the toolbar get pressed without my cursor touching them) And I read it, and read your friends blog and checked out friendfeed, too. so there. Yeah he's right, the techie bloggers have failed us, got too involved with 'How to make money on your blog.' Well, that's boring. and I hate blogs covered in ads, with some you inadvertantly always touch and bang you're gone so fast, what happened?
To get back to mojos, sounds like witchcraft, magic, music, Jouranlism? Whew! but internet is like magic. So why not? the real question here is: monetary recompense.
at 00:41 on July 26th, 2008
Umm, am i missing something here...or was this as bit of self dialog?? None of it seems to be releveant :~
In terms of monetary recompense - It seems those using it today are employed or have tight relationships as freelancers.
Now as to NP EVER paying anyone - well I used to put in 20 hours per week for them when I was an editor - doing more than the paid staff and never a hint.
As for quality content...this is why there is such a lack of it on NP (who is cashed up with $10 million in funding), but they would rather buy Truemores than recompense contributors :(
So if ever a video or image is supplied I'd suggest no rights are signed away
at 00:30 on July 26th, 2008
matte, I like this story. It's good stuff. Hey the Flags are missing but the links are still there, at least they came back after I posted the comment. so ... you get two Good Stuffs from me.
at 08:28 on July 28th, 2008
I like the story matte.
at 00:51 on August 4th, 2008
i like this story very much to get more on it. or wanna purchase mobile phone at very cheap price with free gifts.