1. JRNL 10 - Hofstra Prof. Vaccaro May 2, 2011

2. Today’s Roadmap Fan vs. Fan Housekeeping Questions about the final project Osama bin Laden digital coverage Lecture on Chapter 5: Mobile Journalism Reminder: Remaining Classes May 9 and 16 (final project due)

3. Osama bin Laden News Coverage Thoughts? Too much, too little? Story ideas (local) –Localize the national story –Reaction from people –Reaction from 9/11 victim families, soldier families –Talk back session with community comments –Photo gallery of patriotic things happening

4. Osama bin Laden News Coverage Story Ideas (national) –The government angle: officials, people other then the president –The soldier and intelligence angle –The presidency angle –The military angle with how this was done, how long it took, where the information came from –The future, the terror alert, the next in command

5. Osama bin Laden News Coverage Refer to … *Huffington Post *Patch *Newsday.com *CNN.com *NYPost.com

6. Mobile Journalism Will the audience benefit from this? Will the journalism be better if done on location with immediacy? Can this event be reported more effectively in smaller chunk over time? Will sound reporting or video footage help this more?

7. Mobile Journalism Types of stories where you can benefit from this … –Criminal and civil trials, when witnesses are on the stand –Important speeches or announcements by public figures –Breaking news of all genres and styles –Public gatherings like protests, critical board meetings or places where you can observe a lot and push out tons of material quickly and easily –Sporting events

8. Mobile Journalism Tools Gearhead Laptop computer Wireless card and USB cord Camera: still and video … and rain attire Tripod Audio recorder Microphone Headphones Cell phone Extra pens, batteries, pads Light Packer Camera that shoots good enough pics/vid Phone with a keypad to type effectively Moblile internet capability

9. Mobile Microblogging Twitter and Facebook Some websites (Patch) offer editors ability to update their site directly from the field on their phone Live blogging: Can do with a phone or a laptop on location … Cove it Live or do it yourself in a story doc (See Patch)

10. Next Class Blog about today’s class Fan vs. Fan students submit material Have your resume critiqued by me in class Lecture: Self marketing, the job market, how to get ahead in journalism at your level Final Due: May 16 … you must come to class that day to discuss your final with us.