Smartphones In Journalism

• Authors: Kitsa Mariana , Mudra Iryna

Abstracts

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Nowadays the smartphone is an inalienable attribute of the journalist. Journalists use it as a supplement to professional equipment or as a substitute. It depends on the quality of the smartphone and the scope of the work of the journalist. If a journalist works in print media or online media, he can completely refuse the use of professional techniques, because modern smartphones have good built-in voice recorders and a camera that can help record an interview and make a photo of the hero of the material. For online and radio journalists, the smartphone is usually a complement to professional equipment. Special video and audio applications on smartphones help journalists quickly assemble the material and send it to the editor.Smartphones also allow journalists to broadcast live broadcasts from current affairs and be indispensable during journalistic investigations, where the use of professional techniques is impossible. This research analyzed journalistic materials in Ukrainian online media, where a smartphone was used to create journalist material, and also interviewed Ukrainian journalists to find out what features and applications of a smartphone they use for their professional activities. find out what features and applications of a smartphone they use for their professional activities.

Keywords

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Smartphone; Journalist. Mass media; Programs. Internet media

• Publisher: Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda
• Journal: Media Literacy and Academic Research
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 94-108
• Physical description: media literacy, media education
• Document type: article

Contributors

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Kitsa Mariana

• Department of Journalism and Mass Communication National University Lviv Polytechnic, Ukraine

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Mudra Iryna

• Department of Journalism and Mass Communication National University Lviv Polytechnic, Ukraine