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Mobile and the Future of News AJ Barrett Briggs Ch 1-5, insights or in-sites
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Mobile and the Future of News
AJ Barrett
Briggs Ch 1-5, insights or in-sites
Self Quiz We know that a technology has become effective when
we start __________________________. Every college journalist should have a ______. _____________ focuses community power on a specific
project. Examples include finding instances of voting problems or mapping potholes on city streets.
Everyone is a _________________. _________ is the most popular microblogging service. Today's journalist simply packs a ____________.
Alphabet soup
Chapter 1
Technology has become effective when we start TAKING IT FOR GRANTED
Consider how browsers work... Request to server, returns page Info is cached for easy retrieval Plugins and extensions enhance
More soup
RSS My yahoo Google news, alerts Other apps, like Flipboard
FTP Hidden from you now, in CMS or file managers It's what you do when you upload a pic to FB
More soup
HTML Content
W3
Why know it? Customize WordPress, etc.
CSS Presentation
CSS ZenGarden
XML Data based, semantic web
Bits, bytes
Implications
Tera, peta, yotta = gotta mean BIG DATA Larger files in our future
Cell plan limits vs. retinal displays APIs
The open sourcing of the Web
A Byte more Tech-info
Internet is the biggie Web, email, FTP, etc. are all parts of the biggie
Servers feed the browsers URL = web address IP = a numeric and unique identifier
Surpassed IP and moved to IP2 etc. (growth)
Blogs
Chapter 2
Every college journalist should have a BLOG Develop community Facilitate conversation
Find credible sources
LINK LINK LINK Blogs are hard work
24-7, frequently update, etc.
Parts
Posts = news Headline Body Comment area
Pages = Static info Contact, policies, etc.
Sidebars, headers, footers Timeless or timely RSS, etc.
To think about...
Find a niche Go hyperlocal Make it personal (unique voice) Online style
READ blogs to write blogs Worthy examples
Techcrunch, HuffPo, Mashable etc.
Traffic surpasses Front Page in desirability
Elements of a post
Killer lede Nut graf Walkoff Links Pullouts
Fact boxes Summaries Lists
Terms
Permalink Trackback Blogroll
Loads of good info at the end of the chapter A blog, like any website, shows the user
immediately what it's about Tagline, site description, etc
PPPPPPs Post, participate, promote (pin), personality, pull
(RSS) Write scan-able Link, summarize and analyze
Tips
Customizing
Jrnl 396 - WordPress Take your own photos
Or learn about copyright Electronic Freedom Forum
Screenshots (cmd + shift + 4) Open clipart library
Collaborative Publishing
Chapter 3
CROWDSOURCING focuses community power on a specific project such as voting problems or mapping potholes.
Google Fusion A tool to bring a spreadsheet into map or table
formats Public Insight Network
Database of sources
Crowdfunding
Spot.US Deserves a look
Open Source Reporting
Transparency Going public with story ideas early and inviting
readers to help Aids credibility Builds relationships Builds brand loyalty
Downsides Mass amateurization
Rumor milling
More terms
Beat blogging Link and other forms of Editor Curation
Drudge Storify
Pro-Am journalism iReport
Everyone is a MEDIA OUTLET
Citizen Journalism Neighborhoods, schools = Events, Print $$$
Microblogging
Chapter 4
Breaking news What's happening NOW
In 140 characters or less Mobile distribution and consumption
Popular! TWITTER is the most popular microblogging
service Social media is a core competency
Examples abound
Crowdsourcing and citizen journalists Brought us
Arab Spring Mumbai bombings Twitpics like Sully's plane on the Hudson
“Face of” an organization Colonel Trib Branding
Discussion points
Does twitter have a place in the courtroom? Autopilot tweeting
Like “Shovelware” no no no BE HUMAN
Follow Retweet Beware of spambots
BE RELEVANT, TIMELY Inform, instruct, interact, LINK!
80-20 RULE
Terms
DM RT @ # Bitly or other tiny url helpers
Downside
Present Shock Good read on Politico http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/0
1/how-technology-killed-the-future-102236.html#.UubtYn7nbtQ
Reacting inhibits us from getting anything done?
Be wary of clutter
Mobile
Chapter 5
Today's journalist simply packs a SMART PHONE
The terms mojo and backpacker are falling from use
Nothing so special about that any more History repeats itself
Major news orgs dropping ball on this Just as they dropped the ball on Web Shovelphone – yeesh
Growth
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-the-massive-growth-of-mobile-media-consumption-means-for-the-mobile-industry-2013-8
http://www.smartinsights.com/mobile-marketing/mobile-marketing-analytics/mobile-marketing-statistics/
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Cell-Internet.aspx
Kind of obvious, yes?
Production
Tips Close range shooting works
Orientation landscape for videos
Camera doesn't always get full picture Add words = good reporting still needed
Journalism first Don't tweet every tiny development
Standard for photo is GOOD ENOUGH Immediacy trumps production values
Include users mobile sharing, too
Consumption
Think like the mobile user Wall of text=death
Headings and other cues
Connect users GPS CoveritLive
Stay basic with information Keep multimedia small file sizes first
Don't freeze my phone or cost me plan $ (give me a choice)
Anyone
Smart phone A few accessory lenses, tripod
Voice type Add a few apps
Decent list of these in Briggs but they are always changing
Check out sites like Ban.jo Ustream, Qik, Livestream, etc.
Everyone
Have backup plans Have backup power supply Security Fact check (metadata)
The Future... AJ's crystal ball
On body Wrist is in again
Outlook watch mid 1990s Kapture, a modern audio recorder
Fad or Future? Needs fashion to attract women?
Production vs Consumption Ideal for micro-consumer
Pros-cons of “interruptive” technology (News McNugget)
NY Minute, BBC Instafax Bluetooth dependent vs independent
Not 4G or HD yet – but waterproof Undercover investigative potential
Flipside = privacy
Smart watch and future of digital news http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/smartwatche
s-and-the-digital-future-of-news/s2/a555625/ Google Glass and journalism
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/could-google-glass-change-the-face-of-journalism-/s2/a555596/
On body
Google glass HuffPo says it's doomed before we even get a
chance to try it (a suppressor of communication) The camera is promising for film and journalism
MORE promising for the porn industry
RELATED, ultimately to developments in CONVERSATIONAL SEARCH
(no keyboard! No mouse!)
Greener
Body heat as a charger Breathing as a charger Flexible “sapphire” glass
Apple's solar charging future Fewer devices requiring power?
Less mouse usage Keyboards as rollups, addons
Security or Job Insecurity More new tech
Fingerprint sensors and Touch ID What am I smelling? The beginnings of sixthsense Body enhancement suits VR, augmented reality 3D printing
Robotic replacements? Will Watson write the news stories?
Traditional stories (beginning, middle, end) gone Mashups and endless epics
Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad
Limitations?
Moore's “law” predicted Doubling of transistors every two years Some say that thanks to the doubling
redoubling happens faster and faster At first...
Some predict we must hit saturation points
Limitations?
Moore's “law” predicted Doubling of transistors every two years Some say that thanks to the doubling
redoubling happens faster and faster At first...
Some predict we must hit saturation points
Potential problems
EPIC 2015 WWGD = What will Google do?
Why buy NEST?
Not googlezon but GoogleSung? Yet another alliance to ensure profitability
IMPORTANT VIDEO Filter bubble, Eli Pariser, Ted Talks
“the internet is showing us what it thinks we want to see... but not necessarily what we need to see”
Problems?
Has technology killed lasting movements? Would MLK tweet today instead of marching? Tea Party vs Occupy
Eyes Everywhere Great for CSIs, bad for privacy
Data by which we are all known My ads were from Bank of America
Leading the way with new insights for the future Does this pair with the article or ME?
Problems of ownership
Net Neutrality The cloud
Who owns what you put there?
Paying for journalism
Disruption = opportunity for entrepreneurship Examples of new revenue sources
Events Services
Examples of conflict in the model Native ads Paid content Popularity payments (AdSense)
Money and change New takes on old institutions
Bitcoin Barter
Who is the next dinosaur? Brick and mortar Universities Utility companies
The News? EPIC predicted news would become a shallow
collection of trivia, rumors, etc., because that's what consumers demanded
Money and change New takes on old institutions
Bitcoin Barter
Who is the next dinosaur? Brick and mortar Universities Utility companies
The News? EPIC predicted news would become a shallow
collection of trivia, rumors, etc., because that's what consumers demanded
Beyond EPIC 2015 The web exacerbates our communication tendencies
People who are talented and passionate should survive Tasks such as video will continue to be easier to do
EPIC attempted to describe us as we are Cheap and easy distribution has opened publishing Remix has challenged copyright Mobile has made news instantaneous
Resources Sites to surf
GigaOm Techcrunch Buzzfeed
Ted Talks: “media with meaning” playlist “our digital lives” playlist “What does the future look like” playlist
Kevin Kelly's “Next 5,000 days of the web” Mark Citron's “And now the real news”
2014 Predictions
