Handout for Greenville NewsTrain session

1. Mobile Newsgathering: Better Reporting w/ a Smartphone
Jeremy Caplan​ | ​@jeremycaplan​ | ​jeremy@jeremycaplan.com​ |
Permalink: bit.ly/newstrain18mobile
10 apps to turbocharge your smartphone
1. Transcribe Dictation & Interviews Automatically & and Publish Audio ​Otter​ ​free
2. Create podcasts and social audio easily, fast and free: ​Anchor.fm​ free
3. Edit and Backup Photos Efficiently ​Google Photos​ ​free​ | ​Snapseed​ ​free​ |
4. Annotate/Collage Images on the Go: ​This by Tinrocket​ $2​ |​ ​Layout App​ ​free
5. Create Unique Photo Illustrations ​Prisma​ | ​Waterlogue​ | ​Olli​ | ​Lucid​ | ​Teleport
6. Accent Images w/ Typography ​Spark Post​ ​free | ​Typorama​ ​freemium​ | ​Word Swag
7. Create Mobile Charts​ ​Chartistic​ free | ​Viz​ $2 |
8. Create tag clouds & word graphics: ​Tweetroot​ free ​| ​WordFoto​ $2 ​| ​Phoetic​ $1
9. Design graphics, posters, social posts: ​Canva​ ​free
10. Find what’s next: ​Producthunt​ | ​Betalist​ | ​Journalism Tools​ ​| ​Nuzzel​ | ​Webb’s Trends

4. Additional Resources:
1. My own (Jeremy Caplan) list of ​“smarterphone” tools
2. Tony Gonzalez, enterprise reporter at Nashville Public Radio.
a. slides​ on mobile newsgathering
b. handout​ with checklists
3. ​Kathy Kieliszewski, visuals director of the Detroit Free Press
a. gear/apps​ for photos and video on the smartphone,
b. shooting video while also reporting a text story​, and
c. tips on photography
d. slides on smartphone photography​ w/ examples
4. Jeremy Pelzer, political reporter at Cleveland.com
a. slides
b. handout
5. Val Hoeppner of Middle Tennessee State University
a. handout​ and ​Web version​: best mobile apps for journalists
6. John Smock, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
a. Guide for mobile photography
b. Five photo tips
7. Kim Fox, Journalism Prof, Am Univ in Cairo
a. AEJMC handout​ for hands-on mobile journalism workshop
8. Mike Reilley, Organizer for Journalism Toolbox
a. Journalism Toolbox Mobile Journalism Toolbox
9. Robert Hernandez, USC Professor
a. 16 recommended tools for reporting
10. Robert Quigley’s students at the University of Texas
a. Mobile apps for reporting
11. Apple’s ​tip​ site for how to shoot with an iPhone
12. Glen Mulcahy’s annotated ​list of mojo apps
a. Slimmer list of apps
13. Al-Jazeera ​Guide to Mobile Journalism
14. MoJo ​Guide to Mobile Journalism
15. IRE Digital Tools
Thanks to Laura Sellers for helpful curation suggestions for these resources