Students at the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism took an eight-week crash course in mobile reporting, using iPhones to cover breaking news scenarios and conduct interviews. After coming to grips with all the apps and gear on offer, students Casey Capachi, Evan Wagstaff, Matt Sarnecki, along with instructors Richard Koci Hernandez and… Continue reading Top road-tested iPhone apps for mobile journalists #2

This list of recommended apps has been drawn from various journalists working in different media and outlets (special thanks to Mark, Michael and Connie). It’s a bit Mac-focused. Android users should be able to find equivalents.  Media monitoring: TuneIn Radio.  Cheap, simple radio app which lets you monitor and – most importantly – record radio.… Continue reading Best-apps-for-journalists #1

The paywall critics are also still making their case — in the best of those, Digital First’s Steve Buttry wrote a smart post arguing that newspaper paywalls are not a settled issue, which drew a point-by-point rebuttal from CJR’s Ryan Chittum. His colleague, Dean Starkman, also looked at the struggles of the Cleveland Plain Dealeras evidence of the failure of the… Continue reading To paywall or not to paywall ? This is the question!