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Mobile Journalism in the Arab World

I gave the following presentation on mobile journalism at the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) bootcamp in Cairo, Egypt. Following is a link to a document detailing the specific apps discussed in class, plus others to try out.

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Link to the full slideshow [...]

October 27th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Presentations, Work Stuff & Projects | Leave a comment

Live Video

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October 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Work Stuff & Projects | Leave a comment

Uses for Foursquare in news reporting

Aside from all the fun marketing options, Foursquare can be very valuable for reporters, bloggers and other news organizations. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Find a source with ties to a specific location

When you go to a venue’s page on Foursquare, you can see who has recently checked in there and who is there the [...]

July 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Location Apps, Social Media, Surviving | 8 comments