Archive for February, 2010
A Polk award for journalism has gone to a piece of mobile phone journalism for the first time. A video of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, who died during anti-government protests in Iran in 2009, was sent to The Guardian and later put on YouTube. “This video footage was seen by millions and became an iconic [...]
The Digital Media and Wireless Association of British Columbia (DigiBC) and VeriCorder Technology unveiled the MoJo Revolution for the Winter Olympics. It’s a new way to gather and distribute news using only a smart phone. David Barkwell, senior vice president for sales and marketing of British Columbia-based VeriCorder, describes its new application as “integral to the [...]
This Mashable article offers a useful article that describes five useful tools for mobile phone reporting.