Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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Page 4 May 10, 2012 Journalism apps – now that's smart S ity to create content, whether print, audio or video, than I ever imagined as a reporter working for my first newspa- per in 1977. My tools then were a reporter's notebook, ballpoint pen and a typewriter. If a photo assignment called martphone and tablet technology has given journalists more flexibil- for anything above headshots and team photos, a photogra- pher came along. A journalist now can cover Points By Steve Key Key note-taking, utility, location and live-streaming functions. Almost 70 journalists free, unless you max out a certain capacity level, which Hoeppner said is easy to mon- itor to avoid charges. attended the workshop at The Indianapolis Star on May 3. Following is a sampling of a story and electronically submit it to an editor for web posting or print publication, or he or she can post to a mul- titude of social networking sites directly. All it takes is a smartphone or tablet. Val Hoeppner, director of education for The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute in Nashville, Tenn., recently taught Indiana journalists how to report faster and cre- ate multimedia content easier with apps that offer editing, the apps Hoeppner previewed that journalists should con- sider: taking app that can sync text, photos and audio to other Internet-connected devices. Journalists can use it to take notes, write stories and photo captions, and submit work for editing. Evernote – A free note- audio and video files in a cloud so your mobile device memory isn't depleted. It's Dropbox – Archive photo, Allows one to listen to local police, fire and ambulance radio traffic. It can run in the background while a journal- ists writes a story or takes photos. It's free on the iPhone. Hoeppner recommended the Scanner Radio app for Android users. 5-0 Police Scanner – This allows you to capture a document as either a PDF or digital text. Abbyy TextGrabber – phone into a tape recorder that can email files. iTalk – Turns your smart- says this is the cheapest way to record incoming phone calls on your smartphone, but it doesn't do outgoing calls. She reminded journalists that eth- ically they should let people know they are being recorded. Google Voice – Hoeppner HSPA Hotline from The Herald-Press (Huntington), The Associ- ated Press, Vevay Reveille- Enterprise and Switzerland County Democrat (Vevay), The Reporter-Times (Martinsville), Ferdinand News and Spencer County Leader (Dale): These questions came Q A ing doesn't include any detail. Do we have a right to get that information? in reading the minutes from executive sessions. What we are see- We're interested randa of the meeting, but the requirements are only for these items: • A list of which members Law compels governing bodies to keep a memo- were present and absent • When the meeting was conducted and what statu- tory subject matters were discussed (This should match the notice of the executive session.) • A statement that no other subject matter was discussed in the closed meeting. You don't have a right to The Open Door they are allowed to be kept confidential depends on the subject matter. The burden is on the pub- lic agency to identify the statutory basis to keep any records confidential. The General Assembly a meeting. So the notice falls six hours short of the required 48 hours. has a specific twist due to a Supreme Court decision in the 1990s. Citing a separation of powers, the state Supreme Court said it would not enforce the state's public access laws against the leg- islative branch. That means the legisla- says it has to meet immedi- ately to handle some issues. ture falls under the statutes but can ignore them if law- makers don't mind possible public outcry. The legislature has detailed notes on the execu- tive session discussion. From a policy standpoint, it makes sense that if the meeting is confidential the notes outlining the discus- sion could also be kept con- fidential. Public Records Act, or can we request those? What is the rule on law- makers and their comput- ers? lic records just like paper docu- ments. Whether by the governor on his state-issued computer exempt from the Access to Are emails sent taken the position that constituent email is pro- tected under the First Amendment right to peti- tion the government and to avoid a chilling effect lawmakers will use their discretion on whether to release such email or not. During this year's Indiana General Assembly, the legislature said in HEA 1003 it could not be fined for violation of the Access to Public Records Act if the records in question are con- sidered by them to be "work product." So what you might get from the governor or leg- islature depends on the subject matter of the emails sought. Q Q A A Emails are pub- 8 a.m. Thursday meeting. Does this comply with the 48-hours requirement of the Open Door Law? paper received notice of a meet- ing at 2 p.m. Tuesday for an The news- notice, not when the gov- erning body decides to hold run from when the newspaper receives the The 48 hours requirements of IC 5-14-3-5 in the Open Door Law. Even if a meeting is an emergency, the board has to give media outlets that requested notice at the beginning of the year the same notice it gives board members. Q A Q A board is required to comply with the notice The election cants be male. Is this legal? If the monas- working in the monastery or being in the monastery, it could argue that being male is a bona fide occupa- tional qualification for the job. tery's religious beliefs prohibit women from wishes to place an employment ad with the require- ment that appli- A monastery Is the county election board required to give notice of meet- ings? The board ing social bulletin board. She said newspapers are making good use of this site for food, lifestyle and travel content. work for photos. Hoeppner said newspapers can tap into this site to run travel photo contests or allow readers to submit photos of events like the a mini-marathon or county fair. Instagram – A social net- Filter Storm – This is Hoeppner's favorite photo- editing app. You can write captions and send files direct- ly out of this program. to take the small memory card from a digital camera and plug it into a smartphone to transmit photos. ZoomIt – This allows you record and publish audio clips of up to five minutes. Users can't edit the clip though. Hoeppner advises reporters to prep people being interviewed Audio Boo – Allows you to Pinterest – This is a grow- about the time limit and need for concise responses. Ustream and Ustream Producer – This gives jour- nalist the ability to record video and stream it live. The Producer allows for multiple live streams that an editor can switch from one feed to another. This app can be embedded into a newspaper's web site. this is better than iMovie for video editing. She said trim- ming is more intuitive, and the app allows for voiceover and music addition. Splice – Hoeppner says ing from a mobile device, whether it's text, photo, a link, audio or video. Tumblr – Allows for post- tation had so much informa- tion to absorb my brain hurt. tor and general counsel for HSPA. Hoeppner's six-hour presen- Steve Key is executive direc- Otherwise, the gender- specific language could be deemed discriminatory. I suggest you ask wheth- www.HSPAFoundation.org/golf-outing Join the fray – Register at er being male is a necessity for the job, explaining that you don't want the monas- tery to get in trouble with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission. If the monastery insists on the language, any liabil- ity for the employment ad falls on the monastery, not the newspaper. executive director and gener- al counsel, with media law questions at skey@hspa.com or (317) 624-4427. Contact Steve Key, HSPA Fayetteville Observer's Platinum TV ad package exceeded revenue goal in less than a week! Without publishing anything new, the Fayetteville Observer ad package created new, year-long revenue in just one week! Contact Advantage Newspaper Consultants today to learn more about creating NEW annual revenue with your existing core products. Ask us about our digital editions! 910-323-0349 | info@newspaperconsultants.com | www.newspaperconsultants.com