Journalism with flying robots

Waite, Matt

doi:10.1145/2590600

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“…Nebraska Lincoln's Drone Journalism Lab, founded by Matt Waite, suggests that drones are 'an ideal platform' for journalism -combining high definition recording devices with airborne potential [5]. It is suggested that the general populous will increasingly see the opportunities they present and move beyond some of the negative associations that military use has and also create more editorial potential than 'paparazzi' style shots of the rich and famous [6].…”

Section: Journalist Use and Potential Of Dronesmentioning

confidence: 99%

DroneHack Journalism: Educating & Inspiring Journalists in the Capacities & Possibilities of Unmanned Aerial Systems

Heaton¹,

Mills²,

Ansell³

2018

2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

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The use of drones for journalism or newsgathering has been growing steadily over the past few years. The recent rise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (also known as drones) as consumer products, along with the increasing civilian applications being developed has sparked interest in people outside the aviation industry -including journalists. Drone journalism as a practice and discipline is still relatively new. However, they offer great journalistic potential. Current practice is based on visual media. Primarily this comprises photographs and video, but virtual reality and spherical (360) video is starting to be explored. However, other non-visual drone payloads offer great potential for sensor and data journalism. DroneHack has been developed as an event to bring those with technological skills and know-how together with those with real-world needs, in order to generate ideas and rapidly prototype the next generation of civilian drone applications. It also provides an opportunity to raise awareness of regulations around drones and their use. This paper describes the DroneHack Journalism event which took place in January 2017 in conjunction with journalism.co.uk and Trinity Mirror in Manchester, United Kingdom. The paper also explains what a DroneHack is, how it was developed as a format and the origins and influences as well as an overview of previous DroneHacks and concludes with some possible directions which future DroneHacks could take.

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Section: Journalist Use and Potential Of Dronesmentioning

confidence: 99%

DroneHack Journalism: Educating & Inspiring Journalists in the Capacities & Possibilities of Unmanned Aerial Systems

Heaton¹,

Mills²,

Ansell³

2018

2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

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“…Transportation machines are becoming vital in some cases. We've already seen drones being used in modern warfare [45], journalism [120] [319] and for all sorts of applications. So far, their usage has been restricted to tasks which were hard or risky for human beings.…”

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The New Digital Natives

Dingli¹,

Seychell²

2015

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“…Without that video, "the much needed debate on the human suffering and the civilian death toll may have been non-existent" (p. 1). Similar 'watchdog' drone videos have shown protests around the world (Bellows, 2013;Tremayne & Clark, 2014;Waite, 2014).…”

Section: Journalism Usesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Despite the fact that they can currently be flown only by hobbyists, drones are rapidly increasing in popularity (Atherton, Biba, Boyle, Dillow, Gertz, Hambling, Hsu, Mone & Sofge, 2014;Berry, 2014;Black, 2013;Chapa, 2013;Clarke, 2014b;Culver, 2015;Elias, 2012;Ganey, 2013;Gynnild, 2014;Kellington & Berger, 2014;McAdams, 2015;Marron, 2013;Molko, 2013;O'Neil, 2013;Ravich, 2009;Rapp, 2009;Reid, 2014;Roug, 2014;Rutkin, 2014;Schroyer, 2013;Spayd, 2014;Takahashi, 2012aTakahashi, , 2012bTrymayne & Clark, 2014;Villasenor, 2013;Waite, 2014;Winslow, 2012;Wolfgang, 2013.) Chapa (2013) suggests that, "imagining a time when more than 30,000 of these unmanned vehicles will fill U.S. skies sounds like a scene from a science fiction novel but will soon be reality" (p. 9).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Drones have many potential uses in journalism, ranging from disaster coverage to protests, traffic reports, and even sporting events. In fact, they have already been used internationally for all of these purposes (Berry, 2014;Culver, 2014;Tremayne & Clark, 2014;Waite, 2014;Winslow, 2012). Tremayne and Clark (2014) have suggested that putting aerial surveillance technology in the hands of the people, especially journalists, "'reverses the panoptic gaze' then the watched become the watchers" (p. 233).…”

Section: Journalism Usesmentioning

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God's Eye News: The Use of Drones in Journalism, a documentary film

Carroll¹

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Airman Certificate: A group of certifications commonly known as a pilot's license. Airship: A lighter-than-air craft with a powered navigation system. Balloon: A lighter-than-air craft with no navigation abilities. Bird Strike: When a bird flies into an oncoming aircraft. Many consumer model drones are similar in size and weight to a bird, so it is speculated that the result of a collision between a drone and manned aircraft would result in similar damage. Civil Unmanned Aircraft: Unmanned Aircraft operated commercially for profit by private citizens. COA: Certificate of Waiver or Authorization-a one-time permit to fly a drone for commercial purposes. In the past, COA authorization seldom occurred sooner than 60 days after the application. In the first quarter of 2015, the FAA streamlined the COA process considerably. Drone: The common name for an unmanned aircraft, technically known as a UAV. EF4: The second highest rating on the 5-point Enhanced Fujita scale. Tornadoes with a rating of EF4 are capable of leveling even the most robust structures and homes. v FAA: Federal Aviation Administration-the governing body of all aircraft within the National Airspace System. FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012: Congress' 2012 mandate to the FAA, which includes instructions for the FAA to create regulations to introduce drones into the commercial airspace by 2015. One big point of contention of this act is that it stops the FAA from putting further regulation or restriction on noncommercial model aircraft. This Act also defines Civil, Public and Model Aircraft. Fixed Wing: Aircraft that uses wings for lift (airplanes), vs. rotors (helicopters.) FPV: First Person View-a video system that allows a drone operator to see from the aircraft's point of view. Similar to a first person shooter video game. GoPro: A brand of small video camera, designed to operate in tight spaces. GPS: Global Positioning System-a network of satellite systems that map the globe and allow electronic devices to sense global position. In drones, this system is used to stabilize the craft with minimal operator control. Without GPS, the wind would blow a hovering craft to another location. Human Supervised: a drone system capable of either computer controlled flight, or human operator flight. Human Out-of-the-loop: a drone system intended to be flown entirely under the control of a computer, but with an emergency manual override option. Jib: A boom device that allows a camera to be moved smoothly both horizontally and vertically. Manned Aircraft: Aircraft with an on-board pilot. Micro-Drone: A drone weighing less that 4.4 pounds. vi Model Aircraft: Unmanned Aircraft operated by private citizens without the intention of making a profit. Multi-Rotor: An aircraft that uses multiple propeller systems for lift. Common configurations are quad-rotor (4 propellers), hex-rotor (6 propellers) and octo-rotors (8 propellers.) Nano-Drone: A very small drone-perhaps weighing only several ounces. NAS: National Airspace System-the United States airspace and aircraft ...

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Journalism with flying robots

Abstract: The use of unmanned aerial drones will revolutionize news reporting, but many issues need to be resolved before things can really take off.

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DroneHack Journalism: Educating & Inspiring Journalists in the Capacities & Possibilities of Unmanned Aerial Systems

DroneHack Journalism: Educating & Inspiring Journalists in the Capacities & Possibilities of Unmanned Aerial Systems

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God's Eye News: The Use of Drones in Journalism, a documentary film

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