Nick Garnett
is North of England reporter for BBC Radio 5 live. Twitter: @nicholasgarnett
Blog posts in total 6
Posts
My year of mobile reporting world news with a ‘radio car in my rucksack’
Nick Garnett looks back on a remarkable year of covering major international events, using low cost, lightweight mobile kit.
Reporting Nepal: In the end, events were all that mattered
In part two of his Nepal blog, Nick Garnett explains why the story had to take precedence over sound quality, and what he’s learned lately from disaster and crisis reporting.
Reporting Nepal: One man, his mobile kit and the battle to connect
In this two-part blog, mobile journalism specialist Nick Garnett describes the particular challenges of reporting from the Nepal earthquake zone.
Mobile journalism had its place in Paris, but it couldn’t work alone
Mobile journalism specialist Nick Garnett covered the terrorist attacks in Paris for BBC Radio 5 live. While mobile had its strengths, he says, it was a case of picking the right broadcast tools for the job.
When you’re broadcasting with a smartphone connection is king
In the past year I have only fallen off air once. It has nothing to do with the phone, or the app. The only thing that matters is getting a good, fast connection.
Live and light, with new technology for radio
For a few months, instead of a digital recorder, I've been using an iPhone to record my radio interviews. It saves an incredible amount of time. There's no need to lug a laptop around - you simply record straight into the iPhone 3GS or 4 (both of which have decent microphones) or use an external...
