GlobalMojo

Mention for Globalmojo blog

Stephen — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:58:49 +0000

This blog gets a nice mention in this mobile journalism Toolbox created by SPJ, the US Society of Professional Journalists.

Mojo at Pakistan floods

Stephen — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:22:20 +0000

The floods in Pakistan have provoked a mojo-style citizen reporting site called SeenReport. Here is a YouTube video about it, and here is a comprehensive article in PBS’s Mediashift blog.

iPhone mojo in NYTimes

Stephen — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:23:00 +0000

The Sunday magazine of The New York Times has a fascinating article about 20-somethings in the US. To illustrate the story, it asked 13 young photographers to capture the identity of their generation using iPhones. Here is the slideshow that illustrated the story.

Global freelance site for mojos

Stephen — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:02:34 +0000

All mojos should know about FindStringers, which has just launched. The first 1,000 to register get a free one-year account. All students can join for free, provided they have a student number from a legitimate J-school. FindStringers will allow any media company to hire any stringer in the world, and integrate them instantly into their network. FindStringers integrates with Vericorder’s reporting apps for the iPhone, so it’s ideal for freelance reporters working in the field.

Excellent mojo field guide

Stephen — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:38:08 +0000

Journalist Erica Zucco has written an excellent field guide to mobile reporting (mojo), though I am biased because she mentions this blog. The Newslab blog also posted an item about mojo this week.

Useful presentation about mojo

Stephen — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:56:49 +0000

Tiffany Campbell, a producer with seattletimes.com, has put an excellent presentation about being a mobile journalist (mojo) onto Googledocs. Comprehensive and useful.

Device steadies iPhones for mojo work

Stephen — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:47:19 +0000

An American design company has produced a device that connects an iPhone easily to a tripod. It costs $US 9.95 plus $US 3 postage.

BBC guru speaks about mobility

Stephen — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:54:37 +0000

Read this powerful piece about mobile phones from the BBC’s Paul Brannan. He’s editor for emerging platforms at the BBC and knows a lot about where news on the mobile is going.

Facebook’s site for journalists

Stephen — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:05:23 +0000

Not exactly mojo, but Facebook has launched a site devoted to helping journalists use Facebook. Given Facebook’s huge audience, journalists need to know how to use it.

Blog post about mojo and Quinn

Stephen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:02:51 +0000

My presentations about mobile journalism at the World Journalism Education Congress in South Africa received a lovely mention in this blog post by Deb Wenger. Her blog Advancing the Story is a must read.