Presentations: Mobile reporting session at #newsrw

One of the sessions at news:rewired – digital stories looked at some useful apps and ideas for using a mobile phone for reporting. Speakers also shared some of the interesting initiatives from news outlets in the mobile space.

Speakers were: Eric Siereveld, vice president, Scoopshot; Neil McIntosh, deputy editor, Europe, Wall Street Journal; Marc Settle, project producer at the BBC College of Journalism specialising in mobile journalism; Nick Garnett, North of England correspondent, BBC 5 Live. The session was moderated by Kevin Anderson, editor and digital strategist, Knowledge Bridge, Media Development Loan Fund.

Marc Settle, project producer at the BBC College of Journalism specialising in mobile journalism

Marc Settle, mobile reporting from John Thompson

Eric Siereveld, vice president, Scoopshot

Eric Siereveld, Scoopshot from John Thompson

We will add Nick Garnett’s presentation in the next couple of days. Neil McIntosh showed a series of clips from WSJ’s WorldStream rather than using slides.

Session coverage:

As it happened: How to use your mobile as a reporting tool, liveblog by Caroline Mortimer for news:rewired

iPhones: The only tool a journalist needs, by Elena Cresci for news:rewired.