Journalism Next:

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Journalism Next Chapter 5 Mobile
Cindy Royal, Ph.D Assistant Professor Texas State
University School of Journalism and Mass
Communication croyal_at_txstate.edu www.cindyroyal.co
m www.onthatnote.com tech.cindyroyal.net twitter.c
om/cindyroyal facebook.com/cindyroyal
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Mobile Journalism

• 2/3 of Americans own a mobile device, and that
  was in a 2008 study Pew now says 83 of US
  adults
• 44 own a smartphone 44 Android 28.6 iPhone
• 1 billion phones sold in 2008 1.6 billion 2010.
• Most offer text, Web browser, color screens,
  camera
• Electronic Swiss-army knife, all-in-one media
  tool view, capture, publish, broadcast

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Mobile Journalism

• Keep it simple
• First-hand observations produce better story
• People expect up-to-the-minute reporting
• Gear-up, but don't overload yourself
• Use microblogging (Twitter), live blogging (Cover
  It Live), mobile/live video (Ustream)
• Mobile crowdsourcing

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Mobile Future

• GPS global positioning system
• Place-based news and information
• Shared experiences
• Mobile, unobtrusive, non-threatening
• Consider users in developing mobile experiences
• Resources are relatively inexpensive or free