Briggs Chapter 5

February 24th, 2011  Tagged , , , , , , ,

Going Mobile: Mobile reporting.

“According to an article in the Daily Telegraph, a London newspaper, children in the United Kingdom get their first mobile phones at age 8” said Briggs.

Anyone one the ground can technically become a reporter at any given time that something newsworthy breaks out in front of them. A child could see a car accident, snap a picture of it, and the picture could end up on twitter, or even the front page of a newspaper the next day.

Briggs explained that there are two ends of the spectrum when using equipment on the field.

Gearhead: A dedicated mojo whose job is to be out and about and report from the field all day, ever day. This person is telling multimedia stories and publishing them from anywhere. Equipment needed- The best and coolest.

Light packer: A more traditional journalist, someone who occasionally needs to report or publish immediately from the field. Equipment needed– Just enough to get the job done.

You will need(compact versions are preferred): Laptop, Internet connection, camera, video camera, tripod, audio recorder, headphones, microphone, and/or cell phone.

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