Reporting with a Cellphone
New Media Tools for Journalism
Presented by Steve Garfield
http://stevegarfield.com
Boston University 10/23/09

Introductions
Text
Photo
Audio
Video

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/cellphone-radiation/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-Wei9FODQ

Listen
Platform - Blog/Place/Storytelling
Outposts - Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/LinkedIn
Audience - Community
Chris Brogan

TEXT

Twitter

Twitter for Journalism
• Breaking news
• Interviews
• Fact Checking
• Promotion of online work

Listening to Twitter
http://search.twitter.com
http://www.bing.com/twitter

http://search.twitter.com

http://www.bing.com/twitter

Who to Follow?
Lists
Follow people’s followers
http://tinyurl.com/twitter-for-journalism

Sending messages to twitter
http://twitter.com
SMS to 40404
Mobile web interface at http://m.twitter.com
Cellphone client - Tweetie

Text to Blog
Set up email to Blogger
http://www.blogger.com/
SETTINGS / EMAIL / EMAIL POSTING ADDRESS
Post Text
Post Images up to 10MB in size

PHOTO

Photo to Flickr
Email
Get your email address at Flickr Tools page:
http://www.flickr.com/tools/

http://www.flickr.com/tools/

Blogger: Add a Gadget

Wordpress.com: Widget
Appearance, Widgets, Flickr

Flickr Photo Badge
Add flickr photos to your sidebar
http://www.flickr.com/tools/

http://www.flickr.com/tools/

http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne

EMAIL: To Flickr to Twitter
Step 1:
- Sign into flickr
- Set up twitter as a “blog”
- Authenticate your flickr
account with twitter’s API.
Step 2:
Add 2twitter to the email
address2twitter@flickr.photo.com

http://www.flickr.com/blogs.gne

Flickr Terms of Service

AUDIO

Record Audio
Utterli ( formely Utterz )
http://www.utterli.com/
Register
Call 1-712-432-6666 to record

Audio to Blog
http://www.utterli.com/u/connections

Audio in your Blog Sidebar
Apps and Widgets - Sidebar
http://www.utterli.com/u/widgets

BlogTalk Radio

Recording Audio
Live with no editing
vs.
Record and edit

Recording Tools

Cellphone

Cellphone
Extra Batteries
Microphone

Audio
Brando Flexible
Mini Microphone

You can listen and call in live online or on
the phone.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stevegarfield
Guest call-in number: (347) 215-8647

Live With User Chat
START CHAT

BlogTalkRadio Host Chat
Host Chat
Control Panel
You can add video

Click to Listen
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stevegarfield
Listen
Talk
Call in
Text Chat

VIDEO

Video
It’s not the camera, it’s the journalism
http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/roll/2008/07/its-not-
the-camera-its-the-jou.html

Video to Flickr
Record Video
Email to Flickr

http://qik.com

http://www.ustream.tv/mobile/broadcaster

Live video is
enhanced by
interaction with
the audience
in real time.

Sign Up
Use Firefox

Interaction
• Chat Room
• Cohost
• Launch
• Invite viewers

Showpage
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/steve-garfield-live

Announce
• Pre-Show
Announce
• Twitter
• Email
• Blog
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/steve-garfield-live

Broadcast Now
• From Show Page
• CLICK BROADCAST NOW
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/steve-garfield-live

Broadcast Console

Showpage
Embed
• Embed
• Live Show
• Chat room

USTREAM.TV - Set Up
• Sign Up
• Settings
• Overlays

Audio and Video
Video Quality
Audio Quality

USTREAM.TV
• Start Broadcast
• Start Recording
• Show URL

SAVE
• Save
• Title
• Send to YouTube

Save to YouTube
• Go to My Videos
• Click “Add to YouTube”
• Then you’ll see “Youtube upload in
progress”
• Example:
• http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1180998

Get the Word Out
• Embed
• Email
• Digg
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Stumble Upon

http://stevegarfield.com/getseen