User:Shainaw/Mobile Reporting

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Mobile reporting is a trend emerging in the field of news and content generation. The term describes the use of a mobile phone Mobile technology such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops, as a reporting tool. Accessories like microphones, tripods, selfie sticks, cameras, and headphones are not necessary, but are often used when mobile reporting Users create text, photo and video that combined produces a multimedia based report. The content is edited on the phone on a mobile device, before being uploaded to the internet or to social media via a mobile network or Internet connection. Today various production apps exist to help people edit photos, videos, and audio from anywhere at anytime . People are also able to live stream events in real time using social media platforms. This is particularly the case with video as the technology does not yet allow for the production of high end video. However, the low quality is suitable for Internet.

Mobile reporting is particularly relevant in areas that lack modern Internet infrastructure (Sub Sahara Africa, Central Asia, South America, Latin America). The mobile phone is low in cost when compared to more traditional reporting equipment. Mobile reporting has the potential to connect and inform communities that are tradiontally underserved by the mainstream media.

Commercial uses[edit]
Specifically, mobile field reporting may also refer to enabling employees and staff, and first responders (police, fire, EMS) to access their networks and resources in a secure and timely manner using various public or proprietary mobile devices and applications.

'''Mobile reporting has also become a large aspect of journalism today. Mobile journalism allows journalists to create, produce, and distribute content from anywhere. Moreover, reporters are able to connect with source and resources around the world. Increasingly more news publications have their own social media profiles and apps where they upload content. On these platforms audiences are able to see and comment on reports changing the dynamic between readers and journalists .'''

'''With the rise of mobile reporting came an influx of Citizen journalism, which entails regular people participating in the collection, distribution, and analysis of news. This has altered the relationships between journalists and the public as news corporations no longer act as the sole gatekeepers of information. During major events citizens often use their mobile decives to capture and report on the scene, faster than traditional journalists. This has created an increasingly fast paced news environment as new corporations and citizens are constantly uploading news content.'''

Advantages of using the mobile phone[edit]

 * Ability to capture text, photo and video
 * Ability to capture audio
 * Ability to livestream audio and video content
 * First level editing functions
 * Connection to mobile network and Internet
 * Small and easy to use
 * Portable
 * Accessible
 * Real time data

Technology[edit]
Mobile Reporting makes use of a content repurposing platform. This is a platform that supports services that let content owners and users create, share and publish multimedia content whenever and wherever, regardless of format or device. A mobile reporting platform takes care of the compatibility between the originating and target device.

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 * Mobile telecommunications