Mobile journalism
Mobile journalism , also called smartphone journalism or mobile reporting , less often tablet journalism , describes journalistic reporting with smartphones or tablet PCs . The mobile devices are used by TV, print, radio and online journalists.
Types of representation
Publishers or editorial offices usually offer at least responsive web design or their own app for mobile devices, with which readers can read the respective editions of the medium, e.g. B. a newspaper, usually a little cheaper than the print edition. For example, the magazine “ Der Spiegel ” has a digital edition geared towards multimedia and interaction. Another example is the app for the ARD news program “ Tagesschau ”, which, among other things, has a streaming function for many programs. An Austrian example is the app for the high-circulation free newspaper “ Heute ”, which is also equipped with a “reader reporter” function, which allows users to upload photos of events they have observed themselves directly via the software. These are then occasionally used in the print version, but otherwise shared online and in the application for others.
With " responsive web design ", the websites are adapted to the smaller screen format of mobile devices, but without the offer of a separate app. The content often does not differ from what is offered on the normal website.
Some publishers only offer a pure PDF edition of their medium. The interaction possibilities offered by the online world can only be used to a limited extent or not at all. For example, there are no usable links or comment functions.
advantages
For the creation of cross-media journalistic content in particular , smartphone journalism means a great reduction in effort and a faster response option for journalists. With the smartphone you can not only easily write and edit texts, but also take photos and videos and publish them immediately.
The number of Internet users who own a mobile device and thus access journalistic content in this way represents a growing target group. The online editions of the respective journalistic medium, unlike most online presences generated for the PC, are often There are also completely free offers or mixed solutions where articles are not available in full length, for example.
Mobile reporting
The term mobile reporting has established itself for journalistic activities in English-speaking countries. In addition to tablet journalism, this also means mobile phone journalism, i.e. having created an article for or with a mobile phone. Occasionally, this type of journalism is also called journalism 2.0, which means the mobile use of social media.
education
The use of mobile devices is becoming more and more important for journalists. This topic has been included in the curricula at various universities, journalism schools and other institutions. The Academy for Journalism , the Technical University of Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm , the University of Bremen or the Academy of Journalism in Munich offer seminars or modules in this area of application.
literature
- Staschen, Björn: Mobile journalism. Wiesbaden , Springer VS , Journalistische Praxis series 2016, ISBN 9783658117825
- Wolf, Cornelia: Mobile journalism - offers, production routines and editorial strategies of German print and radio editors. Baden-Baden, Nomos, 2014, ISBN 9783848714148
Individual evidence
- ↑ On our own behalf: Spiegel Online Android App - now with news widget. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .
- ↑ The Tagesschau - also as a smartphone app. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Reader Reporter: Heute.at readers report. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .
- ↑ The tablet screams for new journalism. In: universal-code.de. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .
- ^ Cornelia Wolf: Mobile journalism in Germany. In: Media Perspektiven 3/2014
- ↑ Tablet journalism An industry is upside down. In: journalist.de. January 4, 2012, accessed January 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Journalism 2.0 or the new media. In: poltec-magazin.de. Retrieved September 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Archive. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Tablet journalism - trends and current developments. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 15, 2015 ; accessed on January 22, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Elective module tablet journalism. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 3, 2014 ; accessed on January 22, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Details on the seminar »App Concept / Tablet Journalism«. In: journalistenakademie.de. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .
