Al Jazeera @ mobileactive08 (2008)
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One of the earliest presentations I did at the MobileActive08 event in Johannesburg about how we were experimenting with mobiles and reporting when we were starting to see broadcast quality camera's in mobile devices.
![Mobile Trials
1. The Sahara Journey ?
[Reporting from Mali & Niger]?
2. Mobile Breaking News ?
[The Chad Explosion]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ajmobileactive08-161023193843/85/Al-Jazeera-mobileactive08-2008-6-320.jpg)
![The Sahara Journey
[The images you are about to see
were taken on a Mobile Phone]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ajmobileactive08-161023193843/85/Al-Jazeera-mobileactive08-2008-7-320.jpg)
Al Jazeera @ mobileactive08 (2008)
- 1. Safdar Mustafa Head of Mobile Media Unit safdar.mustafa@aljazeera.net
- 4. TV QualityVideo 5 mega pixel camera High Speed Data Integrated GPS Small & Always with you Non-intrusive Not just a phone...
- 5. 3 Key Features = exciting possibilities for Reporters + + Camera GPS Data
- 6. Mobile Trials 1. The Sahara Journey ? [Reporting from Mali & Niger]? 2. Mobile Breaking News ? [The Chad Explosion]
- 7. The Sahara Journey [The images you are about to see were taken on a Mobile Phone]
- 8. Equipping our Reporters Nokia N95 Location Tagger Application Nokia Sportstracker Application
- 10. The Mobile Phone DOES NOT REPLACE the usual broadcast equipment but rather compliments it
- 13. Why? ? Show the story, not just tell it (Maps with routes) ? More depth to stories possible ? High Quality images & GPS ? Works where there is no phone signal ? Standard inexpensive tools (Mobile Phones)
- 15. Then we took the data and told the story ¡®visually¡¯ with some ¡®interactivity¡¯
- 18. The Chad Explosion! ?Al Jazeera Cameraman in Chad ?Video captured on his mobile phone ? Sent to newsroom from the mobile ? Breaking News report on-air
- 19. Al Jazeera¡¯s Chad Report
- 20. The Idea ...to get Breaking News from the mobile to the newsroom as quickly as possible
- 21. Tools Needed 1. Mobile Phone 2. AJ Reporter Application
- 22. Getting Data Home... 1. Using mobile network ? (GPRS / 3G / HSDPA)? (depends which country) 2. WIFI (home / work / public) 3. Transfer to laptop
- 23. Challenges ? Phone Durability ? Network connection ? Training
- 24. Possible Use Cases ? Where usual camera is not there. e.g. left in hotel (the case with Chad) ? Where camera equipment cannot be taken ? Where a camera will be obtrusive
- 25. Questions?