podcasting
Podcasting news round-up
A quick round-up of stories about Podcasting, from Apple's analytics change, to some cool new mics from Røde.
local journalism
A little respect (just a local bit)
Another week, another economic crisis. But in other news, local politicians are getting more overtly disdainful of journalists, and big news sites are taking a serious SEO hit. Let's dive in…
iOS
Journalists: do NOT upgrade to iOS14 today
Apple's big iOS and iPad update arrives today. You do NOT want to install it today, if you use your iPhone or iPad for your journalism.
Apple's mobile journalism porn
Another great example of iPhone filmmaking - with a useful kit list.
Swap a coffee for smartphone journalism superpowers
Marc Settle [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/academy/entries/fafb0b78-b9cf-4218-81ec-b3f109d85225] : > […] if the money on just one coffee a week went instead towards an app, within a few months that smartphone would have acquired new powers (and you might even have lost a few pounds from your waistline). Marc,
How mobile journalism can get you killed
Caroline Scott finds that mojo has some unexpected dangers in war zones from an interview with Nick Garnett of BBC 5Live [https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/you-re-holding-a-device-that-looks-like-a-gun-the-dangers-of-mobile-journalism-reporting-in-war-zones/s2/a695344/] : > “For years I have been extolling the virtues of small, hand-held devices, on the basis that they are non-intrusive,
Don't miss this Kickstarter for the #mojo crowd
If you’re into mobile journalism – and you probably should be – this kickstarter is worth backing: To be clear, it’s already at three times over its target – and will probably hit four times before its done. But its a chance to get your hands on useful device pretty early.
A documentary (sort of) shot on an iPhone
Here’s another example of a serious documentary being shot on an iPhone: The thing that baffles me about this – or, at least, which isn’t made clear in the video – is why, once you go to the hassle of shooting with huge cinema lenses, would you add to your
apple
Apple fixes iPhone battery life - at a price
Well, if you’re having problems choosing a gift for your iPhone-using digital journalist, Apple have just solved the problem for you [http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MGQL2ZM/A/iphone-6s-smart-battery-case-charcoal-grey?fnode=99] : The battery case, which charges with the phone, claims to over double double the talk and
David Ho: Mobile isn't the future, it's the now.
David Ho [http://www.twitter.com/davidho] is the editor for mobile, tablets and emerging technology, The Wall Street Journal. This is a liveblog of his talk at news:rewired. David is not an alien from the planet Tech – he’s a reporter, but he has a background in coding
BBC
Nice example of news video shot on a phone
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/07/bbc-mobile.png] Here’s a nice example of a reporting video shot using a phone [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28190890] from Auntie Beeb. Note how he uses the phone’s mobility to give a sense of environment,
iPhone
First test of the iPhone 5s camera
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2013/09/cloudy-adur1-3285.html] Rather to my surprise, I took delivery of an iPhone 5s from 3 yesterday. Why surprise? Well, according to the last e-mail from them, it wasn’t due for another 12 days… Still, I’m certainly not complaining, and