mobile tools and apps for journalism

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Smart Phones for Smart Journalists Mobile Tools to Know and Download* Photo Tools Photoshop Express: Crop images, apply filters, lighten/darken. Upload to Twitpic, Flickr or Photoshop online. iPhone, Android Flickr: Photo uploading, geolocation (for mapping images), photo publication online. iPhone, Android, Blackberry, WAP, upload by email. 360Panorama: Capture 360-degree panoramic shots that can be embedded onto your site. iPhone, Droid. $ Video Tools Tout: Record, upload and share 15-second videos across your social networks. iPhone, Droid, web. Qik: Live streaming, record and upload to many sites. iPhone, Droid, BB, Palm & some dumb phones. $ UStream: Live streaming and sharing with many sites. iPhone, Droid, Nokia. Audio & Notetaking Tools Evernote: Record audio and/or typed in notes that sync together, allow for easy publishing. $ option. Most devices. Cinch: Audio recording and sharing, ideal for podcasting and reposting. iPhone, Android, call-in option for other phones. Voice Recorder: Audio recorder for Droid. HT Professional Recorder: Audio recorder that picks up sound at a distance, can skip silence. $. iPhone. Compiled 3/13

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A list of some suggested mobile apps for various platforms to help journalists work better from the field.

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Page 1: Mobile Tools and Apps for Journalism

Smart Phones for Smart JournalistsMobile Tools to Know and Download*

Photo Tools

Photoshop Express: Crop images, apply filters, lighten/darken. Upload to Twitpic, Flickror Photoshop online. iPhone, Android

Flickr: Photo uploading, geolocation (for mapping images), photo publication online.iPhone, Android, Blackberry, WAP, upload by email.

360Panorama: Capture 360-degree panoramic shots that can be embedded onto yoursite. iPhone, Droid. $

Video Tools

Tout: Record, upload and share 15-second videos across your social networks. iPhone,Droid, web.

Qik: Live streaming, record and upload to many sites. iPhone, Droid, BB, Palm & somedumb phones. $

UStream: Live streaming and sharing with many sites. iPhone, Droid, Nokia.

Audio & Notetaking Tools

Evernote: Record audio and/or typed in notes that sync together, allow for easypublishing. $ option. Most devices.

Cinch: Audio recording and sharing, ideal for podcasting and reposting. iPhone, Android,call-in option for other phones.

Voice Recorder: Audio recorder for Droid.

HT Professional Recorder: Audio recorder that picks up sound at a distance, can skipsilence. $. iPhone.

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Mobile Publishing

Tumblr: Quick blog posts in a short-form, shareable format. App for most devices (seehttp://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/apps) or post by voice/email.

Wordpress: Blog tool with many professional capabilities. Apps for most devices, or postby email.

Storify: Curate social media and content streams on the go. iPad, web.

Live Reporting

ScribbleLive: Real-time chats & sharing, with photos, videos & audio. iPhone, BB, SMSoption. $

Cover it Live: Real-time chats with photos, videos & audio. iPhone, mobile web. $

Social Media

iPhone: Twitter, TweetBot ($)

Blackberry: Twitter, Blaq ($)

Droid: Falcon Pro ($), Twicca

Hootsuite or Seesmic: Multiple account support. iPhone, Droid, BB.

Facebook: Most smartphones, mobile web, update by SMS/email.

On the Go Productivity

Dragon (Nuance): Talk-to-text dictation for texts, emails and more. iPhone, Droid, BB.

Omniture: View your website’s statistics on the go. iPhone, Droid, BB.

LogMeIn: Access your computer, documents & programs on the go. $. iPhone, Droid.

DropBox: Access and share files of all sorts on the go. iPhone, Droid, BB.

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Scanner Radio/5-0 Radio: Public safety scanners on the go. Droid, iPhone.

Skype Mobile: Free or cheap international calls, chats. iPhone, Droid, BB, Verizondumbphones.

Google Voice: Free or cheap international calls, free texts, records phone calls. iPhone,Droid, BB, mobile web at m.google.com/voice

**Listed apps are free unless otherwise noted.

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