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Mobile Journalism – Pro’s & Con’s

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Have you ever wondered how some news reporters are so quick to get the latest news out to their viewers? Or have you ever seen a journalist reporting to a smartphone on a tripod?  If so, you might’ve been witnessing someone using Mobile Journalism instead of the traditional big newsroom. The great thing about Mobile Journalism is that the only truly necessary tool you need is the smartphone itself. If you have a device that can record video/audio and allow you to edit the video you are taking, you can create and publish video at the speed of light.

Tools of Mobile Journalism

This new revolution is very useful in society today as it is cheaper, gives you the freedom to record anything at anytime, and be able to report on the go. This is very handy for someone like me who, especially this semester, is always on the go. For example, if I was away for the weekend I would be able to use my phone to create and edit a video of the things I’m doing, food I’m eating, and my favorite places to see and be able to publish it swiftly. However, with all these positives of mobile journalism comes a few negatives. Often times while recording if you don’t have the right equipment the stability of the camera, the lighting of what you’re recording, and the audio can all be affected. This is not the end of the world as if you know this ahead of time you can adjust certain things to make sure it will  turn out well.

These are pro’s and con’s I noticed when I made my own Mobile Journalism video during class. The assignment was to go outside for thirty minutes and create a video with some sort of theme. I decided to make a video recording the walk to class and the different steps it takes to get to a CEA classroom. At first I was confused how I would be able to edit all the videos together on my phone, but with the app Quik I was easily able to make an edited and smoothly put together video. The sound of the crowds were covered by music, and the clips were pretty fast and short so the concerns about  stability and lighting diminished.

Overall, this assignment made me realize how useful Mobile Journalism is. Not only does it save you time and money, but it permits you to be the first one to publish the latest news. If an amateur like me is able to put together and report my own short video, it just goes on to show how all of us as a society can become a journalist.

MULTIMEDIA TEST

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Travelers in the United States are used to tipping a multitude of people, from the baristas who make their frothy coffee concoctions to restaurant servers, parking valets, hotel housekeepers and Uber drivers. But tipping a flight attendant? It’s largely unheard of. Almost all domestic US airlines have policies prohibiting flight attendants from accepting tips, but one ultra-low-cost carrier is bucking that tradition. About three years ago, Frontier Airlines introduced new technology to its inflight payment system that explicitly gives passengers the option to tip flight attendants.

Not that anyone seemed to notice at the time.Related content The world’s most punctual airports and airlines for 2019 revealed Tipping a flight attendant was a new concept for J.T. Genter, a senior writer at The Points Guy website, who has flown over 350 flights on 51 airlines in the three years. Several weeks ago, Genter recounted his surprise at being prompted to tip his Frontier flight attendant after ordering a can of ginger ale. His anecdote went viral and got many travelers wondering if flight attendants will be the next group of workers we’ll be tipping. 

 

 

Behind the mentality

“We appreciate the great work of our flight attendants and know that our customers do as well,” says Jonathan Freed, a Frontier spokesperson. “Tipping is entirely at the customer’s discretion, and many do it.”
But it’s not easy to change tipping culture.

“There can be many motivations for why we want to tip someone,” says Michael Lynn, a professor at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, who has written extensively on tipping.
“In general, the dynamic is that we tip people in jobs that are lower status than us. My guess is that most people don’t think of flight attendants as being lower status.”
Perhaps not. “But it’s a really hard job. These are people who do a really important job and don’t earn tremendous sums of money for doing it,” says Seth Kaplan, founding editor at Aviation Weekly.

So many hats, so little time

Part of what makes a flight attendant’s job difficult is that they don so many hats.
“Flight attendants are certified for our safety, health and security work,” says Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants, the union that represents 50,000 flight attendants at 20 US airlines, including Frontier. As “aviation’s first responders,” says Nelson, the flight attendant’s primary responsibility is to ensure the safety of passengers.
 

 
Of course, flight attendants also serve food and drinks, and the service component of the job is typically what is most visible to passengers. “In terms of where they see flight attendants putting most of their time and energy, it’s mostly serving passengers,” says Lynn.
Fewer passengers may realize that a flight attendant is also a salesperson.
“On almost every airline in the United States, flight attendants are getting on the loudspeaker and announcing that they have this great deal on a credit card. When people get approved for the credit card, the flight attendant gets a bonus,” says Brian Sumers, aviation business editor at Skift, the travel intel site.
 

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