Reporting with smartphone and tablet
Smart phones are now being used rather than digital cameras to get great shots close to the action, and instead of video cameras for video and other interviews. Multimedia stories can be filed from the field and tweeted as they unfold.
Become a true multimedia journalist!
This course will have you up-to-speed on:
• The possibilities of the smart phone or tablet for the journalist;
• Thinking in multimedia, not just words;
• Getting the best pics on your smart phone,
• Get audio clips, record interviews or phone conversations;
• Capture video content;
• Cut, edit and post audio clips and videos from the field;
• Steam video from your phone or tablet;
• Integrate field content: writing, social media, multimedia; and,
• SEO and multimedia content.
This practical course will have you practicing all these.
The age of digital, mobile journalism is here, make sure you are able to embracing it.
Who should attend:
This course is for any journalist to get them up to speed on exactly what can be done with cell phones and tablets. No journalist in the digital era can afford to be without these skills.
About your expert facilitator:
Gus is an award-winning journalist, author, and scriptwriter. He is an active blogger, impulsive tweeter, and analogue and digital technology fetishist having embraced social media in its infancy. He started his career in journalism on the West Rand Times in Krugersdorp, and has worked as a feature writer for numerous publications, including the Star, the Sunday Times, Style Magazine, the Weekly Mail, and Frontline. He has won awards for television criticism, feature writing, columns, and travel-writing.
Had something else in mind?
The IAJ are the media training specialists. If you can't find what you're looking for on our website, please contact our Writing Unit Manager, Sandra Roberts on 011 482 4990 or az.gro.jai@etirw to discuss your requirements.
Time: 09:00 - 16:00
Venue: Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, Johannesburg
More info:
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism
1 Richmond Forum, Cedar Avenue, Richmond