TPW TV – MOBILE STORYTELLERS:  News stories in nature … 
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This is Passport to Texas

Dale Blasingame uses cell phones in his mobile 
storytelling class.

08— This mobile storytelling class is one that I pitched because it 
marries my 2 loves which are technology and being outdoors.

Blasingame teaches journalism at Texas State. He brought 
his class to Garner State Park so they could combine their 
journalistic skills and phones’ cameras to tell stories. 

15— They're going to be working primarily with their phone, shooting on 
their phone and then editing on their phone as well. These skills are just 
how it's done now. Texas Parks and Wildlife has said it needs help 
getting college-aged students into the parks. So that's what a lot of our 
video projects are going to focus on. 
 
Some stories were immediately uploaded to social media. 

06— Hi, I'm Katy! And I'm Dy from the School of Journalism and Mass 
Comm. And we're taking over the Texas State Snapchat.

Snapchat is a social media platform for sharing photos 
and videos. 

10—So we're going to be interviewing people and learning about their 
experiences with the outdoors. With Snapchat I don't have to think too 
much and just kind of share what's going on right now.

Watch them in action next week on a TPW TV segment on 
PBS called Mobile Storytellers; check your local listings. 

07— What I really like about mobile storytelling is that it's a lot easier to 
stay connected to where you are and what you're doing

That's our show… Funding provided in part by Ram 
Trucks. Guts. Glory. Ram

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti

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