As Bill Gentile says about mobile journalism: "The story you need to keep asking yourself is, "What's the story here?"
Mobile journalism allows the report a unique chance to constantly be refreshing that question in her mind. When you don't need to lug around heavy equipment and take several minutes to unpack rolls of cables and readjust lenses, the reporter can quickly follow the dips and arcs in an evolving story.
It also allows the reporter to capture stories they didn't even expect to be on the scene for. When the camera equipment is literally at elbow's length, quickly evolving, and sometimes intimate stories, are possible to capture.
As the American Journalism Review pointed out from an economic stance, with video easier to shoot and produce, it can be made just as quickly as a written piece. Consumers love this because it takes less time and effort to consume video than traditional print media, meaning you get a broader audience base.
"While we knew that certain people in high levels of government in Washington were reading us, most of our readers were self-selected," wrote Josh Davidsburg.
Produced for COM4610 at Appalachian State University.