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.
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.