How 5G is Changing the Red Carpet

In collaboration with the use of 5G networks, a New York Times photographer and senior editor Josh Haner was able to take around 6,500 photos over the course of 4 hours with an almost instantaneous download of the photos from the carpet to the newsroom. The app - easily installed on any IPhone - is downloaded, then plugged into the camera that is being utilized, finally the photos are taken and sent to the newsroom. This cuts time down significantly, between the runners - those that run SD cards from photographer to editors -, downloading high resolution photos, and the task of narrowing down the photos to send to the newsroom as files can only be so big.
The beginnings of the app first started with "the Times' ability to live stream photo thumbnails from the field to the newsroom." This allowed for editors to more quickly choose what photos they would like to receive from the photographers camera in full. In addition to the beginnings of this new technology being the start of live streaming photos, it also began with "the backpack". this being the backpack full of technology and other equipment that photographers had to carry around in order to operate at a site. The creators of this app researched the workflow of photographers and the immediate concerns many had with "the backpack". The researchers found that the back pack actually eased the workflow but could be a hassle to carry around, the backpack did not back everything up, these concerns were what creators had in mind for rendering when the app came into fruition. 
The first field test conducted with the app was at the Kentucky Derby. The photographers found that it was in fact a success however there were some findings that still needed to be ironed out. The first being the fact of a busy network on a deadline that caused call for concerns. With the use of 5G data is it vital that the network is free flowing and allows for the photographers app to run smoothly. Even at the derby with the busy cell network 29 of the 2,000 photos taken were not able to be uploaded to the newsroom due to this difficulty. 
However, once nailed down the bounds of this type of technology are endless. Not only does it allow for a more instantaneous upload of photos to newsrooms, but it also cuts time down from all the intermediaries that operated previously. In the future journalists can be on scene and operate at the site of a story rather than having to wait to get back to the newsroom. This is a very excited form of technology that provides very helpful advantages to the field of Journalism.     In collaboration with the use of 5G networks, a New York Times photographer and senior editor Josh Haner was able to take around 6,500 photos over the course of 4 hours with an almost instantaneous download of the photos from the carpet to the newsroom. The app - easily installed on any IPhone - is downloaded, then plugged into the camera that is being utilized, finally the photos are taken and sent to the newsroom. This cuts time down significantly, between the runners - those that run SD cards from photographer to editors -, downloading high resolution photos, and the task of narrowing down the photos to send to the newsroom as files can only be so big.
The beginnings of the app first started with "the Times' ability to live stream photo thumbnails from the field to the newsroom." This allowed for editors to more quickly choose what photos they would like to receive from the photographers camera in full. In addition to the beginnings of this new technology being the start of live streaming photos, it also began with "the backpack". this being the backpack full of technology and other equipment that photographers had to carry around in order to operate at a site. The creators of this app researched the workflow of photographers and the immediate concerns many had with "the backpack". The researchers found that the back pack actually eased the workflow but could be a hassle to carry around, the backpack did not back everything up, these concerns were what creators had in mind for rendering when the app came into fruition. 
The first field test conducted with the app was at the Kentucky Derby. The photographers found that it was in fact a success however there were some findings that still needed to be ironed out. The first being the fact of a busy network on a deadline that caused call for concerns. With the use of 5G data is it vital that the network is free flowing and allows for the photographers app to run smoothly. Even at the derby with the busy cell network 29 of the 2,000 photos taken were not able to be uploaded to the newsroom due to this difficulty. 
However, once nailed down the bounds of this type of technology are endless. Not only does it allow for a more instantaneous upload of photos to newsrooms, but it also cuts time down from all the intermediaries that operated previously. In the future journalists can be on scene and operate at the site of a story rather than having to wait to get back to the newsroom. This is a very excited form of technology that provides very helpful advantages to the field of Journalism.