mobile tools for journalists

Smart  Phones,  Smart  Journalists  

Mandy  Jenkins,  @mjenkins

Toronto  Newstrain  #TORmobile  

Breaking  News  on  Twi8er  

* Serve  your  audience  on  social  media  –  and  reach  a  new  one  * Feed  tweets  into  your  site  as  a  breaking  story  * Use  live  tweets  as  your  notes  * Helps  staff  communicate  * Start  writing  a  story  in-­‐office  from  reporters’  live  tweets  

What  Livetwee<ng  Can  Do  

* Mix  play-­‐by-­‐play  with  context,  background  * Pass  on  quotes,  who  is  there,  add  in  photos  * Note  significant  pauses  and  stops    * Take  questions,  respond  when  possible  

Live  Twee<ng  101  

Why  Use  #Hashtags?  

* Group  tweets  by  keyword  * Find  other  sources  * Expand  your  audience  * Organize  content  for  display  and  archiving  

Before  You  Hashtag  

* Search  for  hashtag(s)  already  in  use  * If  a  hashtag  is  already  in  use,  adopt  it  * If  not,  choose  one  that’s  simple  &  unique  * Geographic  abbreviation  helps  (#TNStorm)  * Geographic  better  than  branded  

Try  It  Now:  #TORMobile  

Quick  Searches  in  Twi8er  Apps  

Search  Nearby  With  Ban.Jo  

http://ban.jo/

Mobile  Repor<ng  Tools  

Photoshop  Express  

Streaming  Video:  Qik,  UStream  

Advanced  Notes:  Evernote  

Mobile  Publishing  

LiveBlogs:  CoveritLive,  ScribbleLive  

Wordpress  

Tumblr  

Produc<vity  

Google  Voice  

Access  Your  Files:  LogMeIn  

Dictation:  Dragon    

Share  Media:  DropBox  

Read  it  Later:  Instapaper,  Pocket  

Try  it  Out  

Exercise  

­  Write  a  post  on  this  session  in  email.  Publish  by  email  to  chekrat776@tumblr.com  

­  Take  photos  or  audio.  Publish  by  email  to  chekrat776@tumblr.com  

­  Send  tweets  with  hashtag  #TORmobile  

mobilejournos.tumblr.com  

Your  work  seen  here!  

Thanks!  Mandy  Jenkins  

mandyjenkins@gmail.com  @mjenkins  

More  resources  and  such  at:  zombiejournalism.com  

slideshare.net/mandyjenkins  

Credits: Steve Buttry originated some slide images, text