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Article #381: Reporting on the move

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When terrorists attacked London's when a small plane crashed into a
transport system in 2005, the first building in 2006. A cameraman was filming
images of what had happened did not come nearby when the incident happened and in
from the news cameras or the newspapers, order to get there and film quickly he
but the people who actually lived through used his Treo Smart Phone, which streamed
the ordeal themselves. the video complete with his commentary to
Pictures and videos from the cameras the news network he worked at and was
built into passengers mobile phones, soon shown live.
after these pictures were being shown to Mobile phone manufacturers are now
the world on major news networks such as recognizing this trend and including
Sky News and CNN. Before long people from methods that everyday phone users can
the US were posting online messages such upload their own content on to the
as: "I am watching this on the news in internet.
the US, praying for you all". Manufacturer Sony Ericsson has a deal in
This is just one of the many cases in place with blogging website, eBlogger so
recent history when men and women on the that users of their phones can upload
street have been able to provide valuable photos to a blog instantly wherever they
news content at lightning-quick speed. are. When they can access a computer they
This concept has been developed further can add to this blog in other
by news companies worldwide, where conventional ways such as written text
correspondents and reporters in the field too.
are being given smart phones with cameras This allows mobile phone users who may be
to take photos and capture videos, away to be able to upload photos to a
coupled with the ability to upload these blog for family and friends to view
back to the TV stations for news potentially miles away.
broadcasts. Some social networking sites such as
AfricaNews has done exactly this and is a Facebook also offer this service via MMS
fully interactive online news site. They and can let users upload photos from
have four reporters who produce articles, their mobile phone on to the internet for
photos and videos of news reports others to see.
entirely from their mobile phones. All Although free, these services still cost
they need are mobile phones with adequate users through data charges by mobile
features (GPRS and a camera at least), phone service providers. So if you intend
access to a cell tower and some credit. to upload pictures and other media from
The benefits of this approach are that your mobile phones then you should check
often these news networks will get the with mobile phone operators about charges
details of breaking stories hours before for data usage.
the satellite vans arrive on the scene. With over 600m camera phones in
It's the obvious next step from circulation, the potential coverage for
eyewitness phone calls, and while in newsworthy events is greater than ever.
cases like the London bombings their Many news channels and papers actively
recorded images were shown on network seek content from the public, sometimes
television, there are devices available offering payment for such items. As this
that can stream the video from a camera is explored further it seems the world is
phone live to the networks. no longer such a large place after all.
That is exactly what happened in New York






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