HOW TO BECOME A MOBILE JOURNALIST?

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MoJo: Next-Generation Newsroom

After coming back from world's first ever mobile journalism(MoJo) conference which was held in Dublin, in March, 2015, I use my Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 smartphone to shoot a news footage, capture a photo or record audio clips and edit them also through mobile device. 

I usually use native camera app to shoot video and Kinemaster app to edit and distribute media content. 

No doubt that smartphone is the perfect device to capture multimedia content during 'breaking news' event. Western experts have already told that, next generation news room will be created according to the work-flows of mobile journalism (MoJo). 

The practice of MoJo has also started in Bangladesh. I hope it will get more and more popularity among professional & citizen journalists .

Recently i've made a MoJo report for a private TV channel located in Dhaka. You can watch it bellow.    

ROADS UNDER WATER IN MOSCOW CITY

Roads under water and city dwellers faced difficulties while heavy rainfall in Moscow city in last week.

DBINBOX: RECEIVE MOJO FILES

We use dbinbox for our Mojo students to send us larger files with by a simple drag'n'drop. 

Here is our unique link to send us Mojo files: https://dbinbox.com/mojo

DBinbox was created by Christian Genco in April of 2013 while studying abroad in Australia because he needed a way to send files to himself on the insecure school computers.

Since then, DBinbox has grown to over 30,000 users from all over the world, and helps transfer terabytes of data every month.

PRESENTATION ON FUTURE OF MOBILE JOURNALISM IN BANGLADESH

FIRE AT BHATAR KHAL COLONY IN SOUTHERN PART OF BANGLADESH

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                                                                                                                Location: Barisal, Bangladesh

                    

At least 10 houses were burnt and four persons sustained minor injuries as a result of a fire erupted at a house of Bhatar Khal Colony in Barisal city, southern part of Bangladesh. 

 The fire broke out around 12 pm on monday, according to the Barisal fire service. Four fire-fighting units extinguished the flames after half an hour of effort.

Our Mojo reporter Siddiquer Rahman brings the images from the ground. He sent photos & videos to the news room from the scene. 


‪#‎FireInBarisal‬ ‪#‎MojoReport‬ ‪#‎MobileJournalism‬

A LIST OF BASIC TIPS TO GET STARTED WITH MOBILE JOURNALISM

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                                                                                                                          Dublin, 2015

Just a week ago the first ever mobile journalism conference mojocon finished in Dublin. It was a two-day event, with sessions discussing key areas in the field followed by masterclasses and workshops on the second day.

All workshops were very enthusiastic specially ''mobile journalism on iOS, Android and Windows Lumia''. I got valuable skills from there. I've tried to make a list of basic tips to help anyone to get started with mobile journalism. 

Mobile video expert and former BBC video journalist Mark Egan covered the basic tips 

1. Keep your phone on airplane mode.
   
2. Check the video settings. Always use the highest video resolution for the best video quality, but BBC's March Settle said, 'highest quality is great but not if file becomes too large/ slow to send'
3. Clean your lens as Phones are always put in pockets.
   
4. Hold your phone horizontally. No vertical video, must be horizontall
   
5. Use the largest memory card your phone can handle. Video requires a lot of storage.
6. Zoom with your feed. ( for good quality and audio)
   
7. Hold it steady. Try not to move the camera so much. Make sure your shoot is stable.
   
8. Start off with a wide shot to establish the scene; then get closer to subjects ( make moneyshots ). Physically move towards the subject rather than using your camera's zoom.
   
9. Use the light. Never shoot into the light ( except for effects)
   
10. Move as little as possible, no pans.
    
11. Know where the microphone on your phone is. Keep it clear. Make sure your hands aren't blocking the microphone.
    
12. Position your subject a little bit of-axis.
13. Look focus and exposure. Do framing, check sound and light.
    
14. Bring all necessary acccesories with you.
    
15. To get good quality audio, use a externel mic or headset.
    
16. Film variety of shoots, angels and sequences, which really help you to tell the story.
    
17. Check the audio just after recorded, if it's not useable, do it again. Because sound in radio and TV is really important.
    
18. Check your footage at the scene, if it's bad, do it again.
    
19. There are plenty of options for mobile journalism apps. Some of the iOS staples are “Filmic pro” for shooting and “iMovie” for editing. For Android device, try “Camera FV-5” for filming and “Kinemaster” for editing.
    
    

Are there any helpful tips that I missed? 

# Source: workshop on mobile journalism on iOS, Android & Windows Lumia, Mojo Con, 28 March 2015, Dublin