Robert P's Technology Post

Cell phones are becoming increasingly more common today in the world of journalism. Now it is easier than ever for someone to post to their blog, send out a tweet, and upload a video all with their cell phones from wherever they have service. There are many advantages to using a cell phone one of them being the ability for cell phones to be readily available for instant coverage. An example of this could be seen during the Iranian revolution, in which many people used their cell phones to take videos and tweet about the current status during many protests. This was extremely useful due to their being little media coverage due to the lack of safety and security in the streets and allowed many people outside of Iran to be able to witness what was going on. A negative side effect of cell phones in journalism would be the unprofessional quality that cell phone reporting brings about. Due to the ability that anyone with a phone is technically able to report, many citizen-reports are very unprofessional and can even be false. I believe that cell phones will continue to be used in journalism in the future, however I also feel that people in the future will be more weary of what is published through a cell phone or is seen in a tweet. In my opion this will lead to more effective and professional levels of journalism all with the speed and accessibility of a cell phone.