Lists are always popular so the Online Journalism Review has put together the top nine gifts for online journalists.
Among the suggestions are a Belkin Tunetalk Stereo to record interviews on your iPod, a GPS unit from TomTom and, my favourite, a Vespa LX150 scooter.
The number one gift, says OJR, the Apple iPhone. No doubt, the iPhone is an object of desire, but I am not sure how useful as a newsgathering tool.
I would suggest going for the Nokia N95 to produce content, as it has a good 5 megapixel camera as well as wi-fi and GPS.
Reuters has already been trying out the N95 as part of its mobile journalist (mojo) kit.
What else should be on the list of gifts for the online journalist?
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Maybe its just this particular journalist; but I would LOVE another fire extinguisher. I eat up those things like peanut M&M’s. Though that doesn’t have anything to do with my job, just my hobbies.
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