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Mobile and Social Media Journalism: This book discusses how journalists are using social media and their mobile devices to gather sources, report, produce, and publish the news. The book goes through the policies and strategies that are in place by news organizations today. Adornato emphasizes the role of citizen journalism and on the ground reporting. As well as the constant influx of news on the media. Throughout the book Adornato gives readers advice and tips on how to practice effective mobile reporting and how to utilize the tools on the internet to get accurate and reliable sources. I will use this source to explain the various elements of mobile reporting as well as the education being done today on the subject. I will also use this secondary source to explain what citizen journalism is. This book was published by a reliable publication with an author who is independent of the subject.

Nyirubugara explores the way mobile reporting can be used by communities to communicate and generate their own news. Throughout the book he details hows mobile reporting can be used as a way to connect with people at the grassroots level, whose voices are largely ignored by the mainstream media. Nyirubugara talks about the potential of Mobile Community Reporting to let communities tell their own stories as well as the potential ethical conerns and practical issues that arise with this. He details advice for people and journalists in regards to utalizing the mobile technology. He takls about the social, cultural, and evironmental implications of these onlnine activities. Nyirubugara draws on research as well as personal experience to help define and explain Mobile Community Reporting. I will use this article to provide more context on citizen journalism and the implications of mobile reporting. This source does include some of the authors personal experiences however the majority of the information is based in research findings.

The article by Education Science details how Mobile Journalism (MOJO) has been used to create and produce stories in real time. The article discusses how journalists, solo journalists, professions, and regular people have been using smartphones to create content and broadcast news. The article discusses how to use ones mobile phones and social media to interview, research, and report on subjects as well as the technical and creative skills need for this. The paper examines how students are being educated in regards to mobile reporting, their skill level, their desire to learn, as well as the various problems that arise with mobile journalism. Their research found that smartphones are the most widely used device for content creation and distribution. One of the largest issues they found was user insecurity about how to utilize the platform, however with proper guidance 90% of participants felt positively about the content they created. I will use this article to go more in depth about Mobile Journalism and citizen journalism practices. This article is reliable as it's a research journal that was peer reviewed.