Introduction
The advancement of technology has an affect on every industry, and broadcast news is no exception. One of the best things about our class is how up to date our equipment is. It’s almost a selling point for incoming freshman you are looking to major in communications. I’ve seen a number of people that were brought into the studio and looked in amazement at what we as college students get to work with. As the technology available o will our news studio, and at some point we might not need the field cameras we use anymore. The articles I found deal with the incorporation of cell phones in a modern news broadcast, and an application that some journalists are using to create breaking news.
Mobile Journalism
Broadcast news wouldn’t be possible without field reporters that bring footage to the newscast to help present the stories. The average viewer doesn’t know what the reporter uses to bring this footage to their televisions, and I suspect most don’t care as long as the footage is of high quality. With that in mind if cell phones have the technology to shoot video that has the same general qualities as the footage we film outside of class Why shouldn’t broadcast news companies incorporate cell phones in their news reporting. In an article by Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle new technology in broadcast news is presented which could not only affect how journalists get their content, but the number of people needed to do so. This could be small scale like using a cell phone instead of a video camera, but could also be done for larger assets. The article says that many broadcast television newsrooms have replaced their satellite trucks with live backpack units like LiveU. Others are simply outfitting their reporters with iPhones for photo and video coverage, or accepting consumer-generated content.
There’s An App for That
One of the most desired situations in broadcast news is presenting a news story as it happens in real time. Since cell phones are already being incorporated in field reporting creating an application to assist this task in a no brainer. In an article posted by Debora Wenger a reporter used an app called Videolicious to shoot her entire news story and send it to her news station. The reporter even made multiple versions of the story as the day went on. The article said Videolicious allows a journalist to record his or her own voice, shoot the necessary video clips that go along with the story and drag and drop them into place within seconds. With another click, the video is edited and able to be shared.
Conclusion
This week I’m noticing the ease at which a quality broadcast can be presented I does their job. It’s fun being able to relax thirty minutes before the newscast begins checking the minor details to make my part of the news as flawless as possible. This past newscast everyone was done with the main parts of their jobs an hour before we started the live broadcast. We are a well oiled machine and with the final weeks to come we have the opportunity to create content we can use in finding a job for a real news station.
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