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The journalist’s lightweight toolkit: Nokia N95

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So what is in the Mobile Journalism Toolkit? First of all the phone. This is a Nokia N95 which now comes in three different versions. The original European version that we used for most of the trial. Then there is a the US edition which adds more memory and support for US carrier frequencies. Finally there is the news 8GB version which can store much more music and videos, and for our journalists more raw materials.

The next part of the toolkit are the peripherals. A key component was the bluetooth keyboard that we used. This made it much easier to enter text-based stories in the field. For this we used the Nokia SU-8W. This folds up and has a bracket to hold the phone.

We also supplied a basic tripod to help in video interviews and a Sony microphone for directional audio recording and reducing background noise in interviews - this required a special adaptor plug that was made by Nokia for the project. Finally to deal with power issues we also used Power Monkeys, both basic and Explorer versions (see photo). The Explorer has a solar charging system which was particularly useful in Senegal

[source: Reuters]

Reuters Journalist Toolkit

Wow… great setup and I guess not just for journalists!
I like to have one of those Power Monkeys… although not much sun in Holland, these would sure come in handy!

What “peripherals” do you carry around?

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  1. Phil wrote:

    So where can I get the microphone adapter? That sounds like a brilliant idea.

    Posted 24 Oct 2007 at 3:34 pm
  2. Roland Tanglao wrote:

    yes please i would like a microphone adapter as well!

    and i have the keyboard, it’s not that great; i think the stowaway keyboards while bulkier are beter

    Posted 30 Oct 2007 at 12:40 am

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