Smartphones In Journalism
Smartphones In Journalism

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays the smartphone is an inalienable attribute of the journalist. Journalists use it asa supplement to professional equipment or as a substitute. It depends on the quality of thesmartphone and the scope of the work of the journalist. If a journalist works in print media oronline media, he can completely refuse the use of professional techniques, because modernsmartphones have good built-in voice recorders and a camera that can help record an interviewand make a photo of the hero of the material. For online and radio journalists, the smartphoneis usually a complement to professional equipment. Special video and audio applicationson 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 beindispensable during journalistic investigations, where the use of professional techniques isimpossible. This research analyzed journalistic materials in Ukrainian online media, where asmartphone was used to create journalist material, and also interviewed Ukrainian journalists tofind out what features and applications of a smartphone they use for their professional activities.

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