An abbreviated version of a presentation to dozens of students and teachers at the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago annual conference, hosted by Roosevelt University, March 19, 2013.
2. Charlie Meyerson
Bit.ly/Meyerson
linkedin.com/in/cmeyerson
708-TEQ-NEWS
3. Radio
repor*ng
then
Recorder
(typically,
casse4e,
later
MD
or
SD)
+
VoiceAct
(or
alligator
clips)
+
Hunt
for
a
phone
that
would
unscrew
4. Radio
repor*ng
now
Radio
repor:ng
now:
iPhone
+
VC
Audio
Pro
app
h4ps://itunes.apple.com/app/vc-‐audio-‐pro/id354608007?mt=8
(or
search
iTunes
store)
5. TV
repor*ng
then
h4p://origin-‐www.nbc.com/saturday-‐night-‐live/video/weekend-‐update-‐segment-‐al-‐franken/n9674/
(Or
so
we
thought,
maybe.)
6. TV
repor*ng
now
Ustream,
Google
Hangouts,
others,
make
it
possible
to
broadcast
live
from
anywhere
you
can
get
a
phone
signal:
h4p://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22713934
7. It’s
possible.
It’s
being
done
now.
• A
team
of
radio
reporters
at
FM
News
101.1
covered
Chicago
live
for
a
year,
o_en
with
just
an
iPhone
and
-‐-‐
some*mes
-‐-‐
a
laptop:
• All
sound
recorded
with
just
an
iPhone:
h4p://soundcloud.com/meyerson/final-‐
farewell-‐to-‐a-‐chicago
• Live
broadcasts,
too
–
plugging
the
iPhone
into
a
mult
box.
11. Create
a
free
Google
Voice
account
Go
to
Google.com/voice.
Before
you
pick
your
number,
you
can
check
to
find
one
that
spells
something
cool
(like
708-‐MATH-‐JAR).
12. Create
a
free
Google
Voice
account
Make
sure
you’re
set
to
record
calls.
(Incoming
calls
only.
Outgoing
won’t
work.)
– Click
the
gear
icon
and
select
Segngs.
– Click
the
Calls
tab.
– Select
“Off:
Directly
connects
calls
when
phones
are
answered.”
– Select
the
checkbox
next
to
Call
Op*ons.
– (Changes
are
saved
automa*cally.)
13. Things
you
can
do
with
Google
Voice
• Record
incoming
phone
calls.
(Note:
Before
recording,
you
must
get
your
subject's
permission:
"May
I
record
this
for
possible
use
on
the
air
and
on
the
Internet?”)
• Press
4
to
record,
and
4
to
stop.
• When
done,
return
to
Google.com/voice,
where
you
can
download
the
file
for
edi*ng
or
email
a
link
to
the
file
(instead
of
the
whole
file
as
an
annoying
a4achment).
14. Things
you
can
do
with
Google
Voice
• You
can
download
Google
Voice
files
and
use
them
as
the
substrate
for
a
slideshow
or
other
visual
presenta*on.
• Or
you
can
upload
them
(for
free!)
to
SoundCloud.com,
and
place
the
audio
file
in
your
mul*media
presenta*ons,
or
share
it
through
social
media
(Twi4er,
Facebook).
15. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
(Beyond,
of
course,
the
essen*al
skills
of
knowing
how
to
write,
how
speak,
how
to
spot
a
good
image,
how
to
tell
a
story,
how
to
be
fair,
and
all
the
rest
...
?)
16. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
• One
smartphone.
• Really,
that’s
it.
• But
if
you
insist
...
17. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
Also
helpful:
• XLR
connec*ng
cable
to
plug
into
mult
boxes,
mics
+
longer
XLR
cable
(so
you
can
sit
down).
• Laptop
(with
op*onal
cell
card).
• Bluetooth
keyboard
(for
typing
quickly
on
a
smartphone).
• External
ba4ery
for
smartphone.
• Connec*ng
cables
(USB)
for
faster
connec*on
between
phone
and
laptop.
• Case
with
branding
on
it.
18. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
Also
helpful:
• XLR
connec*ng
cable
to
plug
into
mult
boxes,
mics
+
longer
XLR
cable
(so
you
can
sit
down).
• Laptop
(with
op*onal
cell
card).
• Bluetooth
keyboard
(for
typing
quickly
on
a
smartphone).
• External
ba4ery
for
smartphone.
• Connec*ng
cables
(USB)
for
faster
connec*on
between
phone
and
laptop.
• Case
with
branding
on
it.
19. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
Also
helpful:
• XLR
connec*ng
cable
to
plug
into
mult
boxes,
mics
+
longer
XLR
cable
(so
you
can
sit
down).
• Laptop
(with
op*onal
cell
card).
• Bluetooth
keyboard
(for
typing
quickly
on
a
smartphone).
• External
ba4ery
for
smartphone.
• Connec*ng
cables
(USB)
for
faster
connec*on
between
phone
and
laptop.
• Case
with
branding
on
it.
20. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
Also
helpful:
• XLR
connec*ng
cable
to
plug
into
mult
boxes,
mics
+
longer
XLR
cable
(so
you
can
sit
down).
• Laptop
(with
op*onal
cell
card).
• Bluetooth
keyboard
(for
typing
quickly
on
a
smartphone).
• External
ba4ery
for
smartphone.
• Connec*ng
cables
(USB)
for
faster
connec*on
between
phone
and
laptop.
• Case
with
branding
on
it.
21. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
Also
helpful:
• XLR
connec*ng
cable
to
plug
into
mult
boxes,
mics
+
longer
XLR
cable
(so
you
can
sit
down).
• Laptop
(with
op*onal
cell
card).
• Bluetooth
keyboard
(for
typing
quickly
on
a
smartphone).
• External
ba4ery
for
smartphone.
• Connec*ng
cables
(USB)
for
faster
connec*on
between
phone
and
laptop.
• Case
with
branding
on
it.
22. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
Also
helpful:
• XLR
connec*ng
cable
to
plug
into
mult
boxes,
mics
+
longer
XLR
cable
(so
you
can
sit
down).
• Laptop
(with
op*onal
cell
card).
• Bluetooth
keyboard
(for
typing
quickly
on
a
smartphone).
• External
ba4ery
for
smartphone.
• Connec*ng
cables
(USB)
for
faster
connec*on
between
phone
and
laptop.
• Case
with
branding
on
it.
23. What
do
you
need
to
be
a
mobile
journalist?
Also
helpful:
• XLR
connec*ng
cable
to
plug
into
mult
boxes,
mics
+
longer
XLR
cable
(so
you
can
sit
down).
• Laptop
(with
op*onal
cell
card).
• Bluetooth
keyboard
(for
typing
quickly
on
a
smartphone).
• External
ba4ery
for
smartphone.
• Connec*ng
cables
(USB)
for
faster
connec*on
between
phone
and
laptop.
• Case
with
branding
on
it.