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Pro tips on shooting video
It’s easy to shoot video with an iPhone. It’s not easy to do it well. The built-in camera on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch allows you to shoot High Definition video, but the challenge is knowing what to...
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iOS 7 update: How to turn your iPhone into a microphone
Just say no to old-fashioned phone interviews. With a few simple steps, a reporter or newsmaker can record near-studio-quality audio on an iPhone, using the built-in Voice Memos app. The interface for...
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iOS 7: How it’s affecting #iphonereporting
Any operating system update invariably results in changes: some for the good, some bad, some totally unexpected. I’ll keep adding to this list, so if you post or see any tweets about how iOS 7 affects...
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Adding Google Glass to #iphonereporting
Today was my first attempt at combining Google Glass with #iphonereporting. WTOP purchased Glass a month ago, and I’ve been experimenting with it in the newsroom. To be honest, I’ve been disappointed...
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Another Voddio workaround….
VeriCorder’s Voddio – my audio and video multi-track editing application of choice – has been severely affected by iOS 7 Touch User Interface. Recently, I and several Voddio users, including BBC’s...
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#iphonereporting tip for windy days
The iPhone is very susceptible to wind, even a moderate breeze. The problem is, while it’s difficult to hear when you playback your audio on your iPhone, wind gets magnified by a radio or TV station’s...
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#iphonereporting when you lose the Internet
Since #iphonereporting involves data transmission, you need an Internet connection. As everyone knows, sometimes you can’t connect to the Net because the service is down, or because too many people...
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Here’s a phone, go be a reporter
It sounds ridiculous, and it is. Far too many news organizations — most notably newspapers — have tossed smartphones to trained journalists, and expected them to assume new responsibilities, and...
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New Samsung S5 sounds better than iPhone
When I started #iphonereporting in 2010, only the iPhone had the hardware and software capable of recording great-quality audio in the device’s built-in microphone, doing precise editing and...
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Talking #iphonereporting with AARP
Had a fabulous #iphonereporting training session with a couple dozen members of AARP‘s social media and TV teams, with lots of how-tos, and discussion about content that can be generated on a mobile...
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Amazon Fire records audio better than iPhone 5
The new Amazon Fire isn’t ready to replace the Apple iPhone in my #iphonereporting bag of tricks, but audio recorded in the built-in microphone of the Fire surpasses the iPhone 5. In a basic A-B...
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What do you know, iPhone?
The iPhone is an amazing tool, but it’s just a tool. This morning I got a reminder that despite all iPhone can do technically, sometimes it’s better to rely on old school technology — the brain....
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A-B test: iPhone 6 Plus vs. iPhone 5
The screen is much bigger, and videos look great on the new iPhone 6 Plus — but is there any improvement in the built-in microphone? Hear for yourself, with this A-B test, comparing the iPhone 5 with...
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It’s not you, it’s me, 6 Plus
I had high hopes for our relationship, iPhone 6 Plus. You’re gorgeous, smart, strong, and refined, but I’ve gotta be honest — you’re more than I can handle. Yes, the iPhone 6 Plus looks gorgeous, and...
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How to live-tweet a dangerous police standoff
One of the benefits of #iphonereporting is that the journalist can quickly share photos, videos, audio reports and text descriptions of an ongoing dangerous situation. Yet, misusing the power of a...
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