This document discusses the rise of mobile journalism using smartphones and tablets. It notes that over 1.5 billion people worldwide have smartphones, and they are increasingly using them to take photos, shoot video, and share content online. The document then outlines various ways that journalists can utilize smartphones for newsgathering, such as covering breaking news, conducting interviews, livestreaming events, and verifying facts through social media. It concludes by exploring emerging mobile tools and trends in journalism, such as augmented reality, wearable devices, and new business models driven by mobile advertising revenue.
Mobile Application Development-Components and Layouts
Mobile Journalism
1. Mobile Journalism
Smartphones and tablets
can be a reporter’s best friend
Eric Ortiz l CCNMA Journalism Opportunities Conference l USC l Oct. 23, 2014
2. “The mobile evolution is
having a profound effect on
consumers and businesses. It
has kick-started the always-on
culture, presenting brands with
unprecedented opportunities
to develop closer relationships
with their customers.”
–Christina Carstensen, IDG Global Solutions
3.
4. By the numbers
• 1.5 billion people in world have smartphones
• More than half of people with smartphones post
original photos and videos online
• By 2020, 5 billion people in world will have
smartphones
• 99.5 of consumers use mobile devices to access
content/information
• Smartphone ownership is higher for Hispanic adults (61
percent) African-American adults (59 percent) than
white adults (53 percent)
• 75 percent of consumers use smartphones to watch
video online
6. What Can Smartphones Do?
• Text
• Take pictures
• Shoot video
• Record audio
• Detail location
• Detect infared light
• Read data
• Make money
• Turn into microscope
• Perform car diagnostics
• Connect to USB stick or mouse
• Measure distances
• Measure altitude and air pressure
• Get temperature
• Detect fever
http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-amazing-things-a-smartphone-can-do-and-you-probably-dont-know-about_id56861
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8. How Can Journalists Use Smartphones?
• Breaking news
• Conflict zones
• Geopolitics
• Protests
• Government
• Local business
• Metro coverage
• Sporting events
• Red carpets
• Trading floors
• Man on the street
• Live streams
9. Cover Complex, Unfolding News
• Arab Spring
• Boston Marathon Bombing
• Ferguson
• Ebola
• Ottawa shooting
10. Crowdsource for Facts
https://storify.com/acarvin/how-to-debunk-a-geopolitical-rumor-with-your-twitt2
11. Work With Citizens to Cover Same Story
http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/04/social-media-and-the-boston-bombings-when-citizens-and-journalists-cover-the-same-story/
