MOJo Julia, Stephen, & Buck

What ? MOJO= Mobile Online Journalism Defined as the “combination of digital storytelling skills and tools used to capture and transform raw user-generated content Story and location specific format, which makes MOJO ideal for investigative reporting

Who? Debate… Right place, right time? (accidental witness) CNN or major News Companies who use the free filters? “about empowering the individual storyteller to use whatever consumer technology they have available to them to make the best possible visual story that they can..” -Glen Mulcahy

Platform/Hardware/Mic/Apps Platform= iPhone/Android Hardware= Smartphones camera’s power (better with bigger pixels) Mic= if close enough camera mic or shotgun mic, lapel mic, or wireless mi Camera Apps= Filmic Pro and Camera+ Sound Apps= Ferrite(various recording and sharing format), Rode Record(has filters/compression threshold) Edit Apps= iMovie, Luma Fusion, and Kinemaster

MOJO Pyramid

Continued… MOJO can be both basic and advanced… Example: VJ’s(advanced) - can shoot, edit, interview, produce, file footage, sequences, bites, rushes, and finishing a mini documentary package with any gear available There are more classes and workshops built around MOJO MOJO Live Stream MOJO Social Media Help you better understand how to produce video and certain techniques to get the best quality and product

Impact Increase in amateur videos on the internet John D. McHugh’s Talk about how MOJO changed journalism British war vet captured war video in Afghanistan and sent it to major news outlets and it was a major scandal at the time. Britain had never before had that type of insight into the war before and was shocked. Phone’s abilities are increasing

Handbook to MOJO Making sure everything is charged and ready Knowing your location or locations and lighting If you need microphones/tripods Will the onboard camera be enough Understanding privacy/defamation/ and trespass SCRAP(story, characters, resolution, actuality, and production) *similar to 5W’s in journalism: who, what, where, when, &why