Comments on: iPhone – the saviour of journalism http://www.freelanceunbound.com/2009/07/14/iphone-%e2%80%93-the-saviour-of-journalism/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:23:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: freelanceunbound http://www.freelanceunbound.com/2009/07/14/iphone-%e2%80%93-the-saviour-of-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-113 freelanceunbound Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:38:05 +0000 http://www.freelanceunbound.com/?p=1772#comment-113 Well, that's a different angle from the post - but you know, I think you're right. I haven't used an iPhone, but the combination of web-enabled smartphone with voice and video recording, decent camera, software apps to let you do number-crunching and analysis etc pretty much gives you a newsroom in your pocket. The key is to be able to do something useful and interesting with it, which is another story. Very interesting that such gadgets are becoming de rigeur at college. I checked out the Missouri University J-School, and it seems journalism students have been involved in a <a href="http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2009/5/8/reynolds-institute-announces-winner-iphone-contest/" rel="nofollow">competition to develop – yes! iPhone apps!</a> Worthy of more coverage, given my previous posts, so thanks for the heads up... Well, that’s a different angle from the post – but you know, I think you’re right. I haven’t used an iPhone, but the combination of web-enabled smartphone with voice and video recording, decent camera, software apps to let you do number-crunching and analysis etc pretty much gives you a newsroom in your pocket. The key is to be able to do something useful and interesting with it, which is another story.

Very interesting that such gadgets are becoming de rigeur at college. I checked out the Missouri University J-School, and it seems journalism students have been involved in a competition to develop – yes! iPhone apps! Worthy of more coverage, given my previous posts, so thanks for the heads up…

]]> By: Erik Eisele http://www.freelanceunbound.com/2009/07/14/iphone-%e2%80%93-the-saviour-of-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Erik Eisele Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.freelanceunbound.com/?p=1772#comment-112 I see the iPhone as possibly revolutionary in backpack journalism, because it can take the place of everything else in a reporter's backpack, particularly now that it offers video. MizzU is now requiring incoming J-school students to have an iPhone or an iTouch. Do you see it actually becoming the go-to tool for reporters? I see the iPhone as possibly revolutionary in backpack journalism, because it can take the place of everything else in a reporter’s backpack, particularly now that it offers video. MizzU is now requiring incoming J-school students to have an iPhone or an iTouch. Do you see it actually becoming the go-to tool for reporters?

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