I decided to rummage through the things I carry with me when I’m reporting (read: all the time). For those curious few who didn’t click the link I’ve got the image — untagged — below:
Basically if I’m in wireless hotspot I can publish anything either to my college’s newspaper site, this blog or anywhere else. I’ve got everything I currently need but here’s what I’d like to add or change:
- Smartphone: Simplicity, mobility and I can cut the kit down in a pinch, and I can dump the planner. Currently interested in either an iPhone or a Nokia n96 which I’ve been scouring over online.
- Camera: I love the compact nature of my Coolpix but I’m looking to move to higher quality and more functionality, Nikon’s D40x kit should work.
- Voice recorder: I’m a sucker for audio — slideshows, podcasts, transcripts … it’s a nice addition. Looking at an Edirol R-09 with a microphone for now, possibly a Samson H2 for quick stuff and portability.
- Digital Videocamera: This is where it gets tricky. I’m sure I can find a ton of uses for this thing but there’s a few problems: A. I can’t afford one that has all the features I want B. I don’t know a thing about good video storytelling. Probably the last addition to my bag-o’-tricks.
So there we have it, a student with no budget and his ever-present tools to gather and present information. What tools do you use in a mobile-reporting situation?
7 Comments
April 22, 2008 at 5:36 am
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April 22, 2008 at 3:04 pm
A smart phone sounds like an amazing choice.
Hack it up, and you could potentially have all the functionality of a laptop, voice recorder, camera and iPod all in one.
Neat kit.
April 22, 2008 at 3:49 pm
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May 8, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Have you considered getting one of the Flip video cameras? I carry one with me at all times, and it is wonderful to have.
May 22, 2008 at 12:26 pm
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May 22, 2008 at 10:39 pm
[...] tendencies took over and I spent the past hour or so setting up my new tech toy and part of my mobile journalism kit. So far I’ve been dictating into it with different settings like low or high mic gain, input [...]
June 7, 2008 at 1:09 am
Great! Once you get a Nokia Nseries, install Wavelog, mobile blogging client for WordPress from Telewaving.com , and you are set for mobile multimedia blogging. It can post text, photos, videos and audio content to your WordPress blog directly from your cell phone over GSM/UMTS or Wi-Fi network.
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