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Charlie Meyerson 
MeyersonStrategy.com 
linkedin.com/in/cmeyerson 
708-TEQ-NEWS 
Twitter: @Meyerson
Who 
am 
I 
... 
and 
why 
am 
I 
here? 
I 
worked 
here 
for 
13 
years:
Who 
am 
I 
... 
and 
why 
am 
I 
here? 
But 
before 
and 
a:er 
that, 
I 
worked 
in 
radio 
news 
for 
more 
than 
20 
years:
Who 
am 
I 
... 
and 
why 
am 
I 
here? 
But 
before 
and 
a:er 
that, 
I 
worked 
in 
radio 
news 
for 
more 
than 
20 
years:
Who 
am 
I 
... 
and 
why 
am 
I 
here? 
But 
before 
and 
a:er 
that, 
I 
worked 
in 
radio 
news 
for 
more 
than 
20 
years:
The 
smartphone: 
Radio’s 
new 
repor%ng 
and 
delivery 
channel
Radio 
edi@ng 
then 
(c. 
1984) 
Cut 
and 
paste 
... 
meant 
cut 
and 
paste.
Radio 
edi@ng 
then 
(c. 
1984) 
Cut 
and 
paste 
... 
meant 
cut 
and 
paste. 
hBp://pauleaston.blogspot.com/2011/02/first-­‐cut-­‐is-­‐deepest.html
Radio 
edi@ng 
now 
Cut 
and 
paste 
are 
just 
menu 
items.
Radio 
repor@ng 
then 
(c. 
1984) 
Recorder 
(typically, 
casseBe; 
later 
MD 
or 
SD) 
+ 
VoiceAct 
(or 
alligator 
clips) 
+ 
Hunt 
for 
a 
phone 
that 
would 
unscrew
Radio 
repor@ng 
now 
Radio 
repor/ng 
now: 
iPhone 
+ 
Twisted 
Wave 
(etc.) 
app 
hBp://twistedwave.com/mobile 
(or 
search 
iTunes 
store)
TV 
repor@ng 
then 
(c. 
1988) 
hBps://screen.yahoo.com/al-­‐franken-­‐reports-­‐via-­‐satellite-­‐000000153.html 
(Or 
so 
we 
thought, 
maybe.)
TV 
repor@ng 
now 
Ustream, 
Google 
Hangouts, 
others, 
make 
it 
possible 
to 
broadcast 
live 
from 
anywhere 
you 
can 
get 
a 
phone 
signal: 
hBp://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22713934
It’s 
not 
the 
future. 
It’s 
now. 
• A 
team 
of 
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: 
hBp://soundcloud.com/meyerson/final-­‐ 
farewell-­‐to-­‐a-­‐chicago 
• Live 
broadcasts, 
too 
– 
plugging 
the 
iPhone 
into 
a 
mult 
box.
Google 
Voice: 
A 
great 
tool.
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 
aBachment).
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 
(TwiBer, 
Facebook).
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 
... 
?)
What 
do 
you 
need 
to 
be 
a 
mobile 
journalist? 
• One 
smartphone. 
• Really, 
that’s 
it. 
• But 
if 
you 
insist 
...
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 
baBery 
for 
smartphone. 
• Connec@ng 
cables 
(USB) 
for 
faster 
connec@on 
between 
phone 
and 
laptop. 
• Case 
with 
branding 
on 
it.
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 
baBery 
for 
smartphone. 
• Connec@ng 
cables 
(USB) 
for 
faster 
connec@on 
between 
phone 
and 
laptop. 
• Case 
with 
branding 
on 
it.
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 
baBery 
for 
smartphone. 
• Connec@ng 
cables 
(USB) 
for 
faster 
connec@on 
between 
phone 
and 
laptop. 
• Case 
with 
branding 
on 
it.
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 
baBery 
for 
smartphone. 
• Connec@ng 
cables 
(USB) 
for 
faster 
connec@on 
between 
phone 
and 
laptop. 
• Case 
with 
branding 
on 
it.
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 
baBery 
for 
smartphone. 
• Connec@ng 
cables 
(USB) 
for 
faster 
connec@on 
between 
phone 
and 
laptop. 
• Case 
with 
branding 
on 
it.
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 
baBery 
for 
smartphone. 
• Connec@ng 
cables 
(USB) 
for 
faster 
connec@on 
between 
phone 
and 
laptop. 
• Case 
with 
branding 
on 
it.
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 
baBery 
for 
smartphone. 
• Connec@ng 
cables 
(USB) 
for 
faster 
connec@on 
between 
phone 
and 
laptop. 
• Case 
with 
branding 
on 
it.
So .... 
Meyerson Strategy
That’s how you get news 
into a smartphone. 
Meyerson Strategy
How do we get it out? 
Meyerson Strategy
A free app 
(Pandora or Flipboard or Zite for radio news) 
tinyurl.com/GetRiveted 
Meyerson Strategy
You pick your radio news 
Meyerson Strategy
You pick your categories 
Meyerson Strategy
You decide when to skip or pause 
Meyerson Strategy
You search for stories you want 
Meyerson Strategy
You share individual stories 
Meyerson Strategy
You share individual stories 
Meyerson Strategy
You listen and explore 
Meyerson Strategy
You listen and explore 
Meyerson Strategy
You can press Play and … 
Meyerson Strategy
Traffic on your terms 
Meyerson Strategy
… and it’s free 
Meyerson Strategy
Rivet Radio News 
tinyurl.com/GetRiveted 
Meyerson Strategy
tinyurl.com/JournClass
Charlie Meyerson 
MeyersonStrategy.com 
linkedin.com/in/cmeyerson 
Charlie@MeyersonStrategy.com 
708-TEQ-NEWS 
Twitter: @Meyerson

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Mobile journalism (updated, 2014)

  • 1. Charlie Meyerson MeyersonStrategy.com linkedin.com/in/cmeyerson 708-TEQ-NEWS Twitter: @Meyerson
  • 2. Who am I ... and why am I here? I worked here for 13 years:
  • 3. Who am I ... and why am I here? But before and a:er that, I worked in radio news for more than 20 years:
  • 4. Who am I ... and why am I here? But before and a:er that, I worked in radio news for more than 20 years:
  • 5. Who am I ... and why am I here? But before and a:er that, I worked in radio news for more than 20 years:
  • 6. The smartphone: Radio’s new repor%ng and delivery channel
  • 7. Radio edi@ng then (c. 1984) Cut and paste ... meant cut and paste.
  • 8. Radio edi@ng then (c. 1984) Cut and paste ... meant cut and paste. hBp://pauleaston.blogspot.com/2011/02/first-­‐cut-­‐is-­‐deepest.html
  • 9. Radio edi@ng now Cut and paste are just menu items.
  • 10. Radio repor@ng then (c. 1984) Recorder (typically, casseBe; later MD or SD) + VoiceAct (or alligator clips) + Hunt for a phone that would unscrew
  • 11. Radio repor@ng now Radio repor/ng now: iPhone + Twisted Wave (etc.) app hBp://twistedwave.com/mobile (or search iTunes store)
  • 12. TV repor@ng then (c. 1988) hBps://screen.yahoo.com/al-­‐franken-­‐reports-­‐via-­‐satellite-­‐000000153.html (Or so we thought, maybe.)
  • 13. TV repor@ng now Ustream, Google Hangouts, others, make it possible to broadcast live from anywhere you can get a phone signal: hBp://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22713934
  • 14. It’s not the future. It’s now. • A team of 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: hBp://soundcloud.com/meyerson/final-­‐ farewell-­‐to-­‐a-­‐chicago • Live broadcasts, too – plugging the iPhone into a mult box.
  • 15. Google Voice: A great tool.
  • 16. 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 aBachment).
  • 17. 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 (TwiBer, Facebook).
  • 18. 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 ... ?)
  • 19. What do you need to be a mobile journalist? • One smartphone. • Really, that’s it. • But if you insist ...
  • 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 baBery 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 baBery 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 baBery 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 baBery for smartphone. • Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop. • Case with branding on it.
  • 24. 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 baBery for smartphone. • Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop. • Case with branding on it.
  • 25. 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 baBery for smartphone. • Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop. • Case with branding on it.
  • 26. 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 baBery for smartphone. • Connec@ng cables (USB) for faster connec@on between phone and laptop. • Case with branding on it.
  • 27. So .... Meyerson Strategy
  • 28. That’s how you get news into a smartphone. Meyerson Strategy
  • 29. How do we get it out? Meyerson Strategy
  • 30. A free app (Pandora or Flipboard or Zite for radio news) tinyurl.com/GetRiveted Meyerson Strategy
  • 31. You pick your radio news Meyerson Strategy
  • 32. You pick your categories Meyerson Strategy
  • 33. You decide when to skip or pause Meyerson Strategy
  • 34. You search for stories you want Meyerson Strategy
  • 35. You share individual stories Meyerson Strategy
  • 36. You share individual stories Meyerson Strategy
  • 37. You listen and explore Meyerson Strategy
  • 38. You listen and explore Meyerson Strategy
  • 39. You can press Play and … Meyerson Strategy
  • 40. Traffic on your terms Meyerson Strategy
  • 41. … and it’s free Meyerson Strategy
  • 42. Rivet Radio News tinyurl.com/GetRiveted Meyerson Strategy
  • 44. Charlie Meyerson MeyersonStrategy.com linkedin.com/in/cmeyerson Charlie@MeyersonStrategy.com 708-TEQ-NEWS Twitter: @Meyerson