Mobile Journalism ConventionMobile Journalism is a new form of media where reporters use electronic devices with network connectivity to gather, edit and distribute news.

Example: Sean Mac an Tsithigh.

MOJO Conference

○ It was held at the Dublin Convention Centre on Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th of March, organised by Innovation Lead in RTE, Glen Mulcahy.

○ It was the first conference of it’s kind and was aimed at mobile journalism, filmmaking, photography and story telling.

○ The event was aimed at journalists from print, media and radio.

The Power of a mobile device

○ The weekend revolved around mobile devices and particularly the iphone.

○ It was stressed that as a mobile journalist you do not need a high tech camera to capture amazing moments at high quality.

○ Through workshops, the delegates were taught how to shoot a film on an iphone, take pictures and edit them to an incredibly high standard.

Our Job

○ We were part of the social media team.

○ We attempted to get Mojocon trending on Twitter which was in the top 3 for the majority of the weekend.

○ Our primary task was to film video Vox-pop’s asking interviewees their name, company/role, and their highlight of the conference

○ The filming was done using an iPhone

○ We were then to edit these using iMovie on the iPhones so they could be sent out on twitter

General Vibe after first morning

● Michael Rosenblum caused a major meltdown

telling everyone that professional journalism was

more or less heading for extinction

● Things got a little more hopeful later as other

speakers gave insights in coping with social media

Positivity

There were many negative journalists at the MOJO convention, with the belief

journalism is dead and anyone can do it.

Sandra Quinn, journalist for the Avondhu newspaper & Jack Hollingsworth both

disagreed.

Workshop 4 iPhone Filmmaking

We were literally taught how to make a short film with an iPhone.

It was a very simple explanation with the use of a selfie stick and imovie.

Conrad Mess was the speaker and is the world’s most awarded iPhone filmmaker.

Me.S.S. Filmmakers.

“More than 1.8 billion photos are uploaded onto social media every day”

The Lumia v. the iPhone.

Patrick Hamilton Walsh

Social: Create, Curate, Verify○ “You don’t remember who had it first, but you do

remember who had it wrong”

○ Anna Dickson of the Wall Street Journal spoke about the licensing and verification of photos sourced from social media, WSJ relies on Storyful / Scoopshot / SAM/ Capture to handle this for them

○ Damien Mulley resumed the “We’re Doomed” line

○ He pointed out that twitter drives less than 10% of traffic to websites, whereas Facebook is responsible for ~60%, and snapchat is already bigger than twitter

○ “Waterford Whispers is the best news organisation in Ireland”

○ Juan Andres-Muñoz from CNN explained their decision to adopt a be correct rather than first approach to news publication.

○ Spike (from Newswhip) to source social media stories

Social: Create, Curate, Verify○ Mark Little - Storyful

○ A news org needs to be fit for purpose

○ Eyewitness media

○ false reporting has an impact

○ Storyful keeps social media “honest”

○ Every news event generates a community now

○ Paul Quigley - Newswhip

○ realtime attention graph for humanity

○ Parenting is the most shared form of content on social media

○ New definition for breaking news

○ Journalists are Information DJs

Post-Processing Photos on Mobile○ Recommended Apps for iOS & Android

○ VSCO Cam

○ Touch Re-touch

○ Snapseed

○ iOS specific recommendations

○ Hyperlapse - handheld video steady cam

○ Skrwt - perspective correction

○ Afterlight

○ Cortex Cam - lowlight capture

○ Pic’s taken will look dark but can be brightened in post processing without introducing noise

○ Android alt is Average Cam Pro but this requires a tripod

Photo tips from @danrubin○ It is all about the light

○ View your smartphone decision as a camera model decision

○ Capture, edit, share and consume all on one device

○ Speedy workflow essential

○ Editing apps equally applicable for camera’s with wifi capability

○ App developers are now adapting their apps for Tablets

○ Get used to the idea that a lot of the pics won’t be usable

○ It is very important to have a defined workflow

○ Quick pass of all photos hitting favourite button for first choices, your first instinct pick is usually right

○ Snapseed - “create a better original”

○ VSCO Cam - non destructive creative edits

Conference contentYouTube Channel Features conversations with a variety of

the speakers-

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3vx-E09JoPrlPLskdBnTTA

Presentations from speakers

http://www.slideshare.net/yiibu/the-emerging-global-web

http://www.iphoneographycentral.com/the-language-of-our-generation-by-nicki-fitzgerald/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sykA6a9wz4&feature=youtu.be&a&utm_content=buffera467a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Keep an eye on Rosenblum’s opinion columns

http://www.rosenblumtv.com/2015/04/the-journalists-vs-the-video/

http://www.rosenblumtv.com/2014/10/the-irish-rebellion-the-printing-press-the-iphone/

Post Conference #mojocon

○ There has been continuing discussion on twitter, and in the conference app

○ Keep an eye on #mojocon on twitter for some discussions and tips getting posted since the conference

○ A Meetup group has been established to try to encourage more conversation between attendees post-conference.

○ There will be face to face meetings in Dublin

○ The intent is to add a google hangout or skype to the F2F meetings so those not in Dublin can participate.

○ look for #mojomeetups on twitter as well

Links to articles/blogs etc posted by attendees○ BBC mojo blog about mojocon http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/collegeofjournalism/entries/f3512504-f980-49e7-87f9-e05e70670543?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_college&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=corporate

○ Liveblog on Day 2 from the Edinburgh Reporter http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2015/03/mojocon-ireland-2015/

○ Another blog on equipment from Martin Shakeshaft http://martinshakeshaft.com/blog/?p=735

○ And his reaction to mojocon http://martinshakeshaft.com/blog/?p=723

○ Another reaction to Rosenblum at Mojocon http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/apr/07/democracy-will-die-if-professional-journalists-go-to-the-wall

○ The Apps resommended at Mojocon http://irishtechnews.net/ITN3/mojocon-2015-recommended-apps/

○ One attendees take-away tips http://smartphjournalism.blogspot.ru/2015/04/a-list-of-basic-tips-to-get-started.html

○ Video shot at the event by an attendee using mojo devices & apps https://vimeo.com/123922216?ref=tw-share

○ An example of a video shot via mojo by conference organiser Glen Mulcahy, this was shot a year ago - https://vimeo.com/89090088

Back-up

Our Kit

Monopod

Shoulderpd SC1

iRig

Mic

Some amazing gadgets

Oculus Rift:

The selfie stick: (clearly under rated)

The Mono pod

iRig Mic

Recommended Student KitPosted by one of the

attendees after the conference

http://martinshakeshaft.com/blog/?p=563

1. Smartphone (you already have it)

2. backup battery (Anker Astro Mini 3200mAh, £13.99)

3. Lav mic & extension cable (Rode Smartlav+ £43.99 & SC1 cable extension

£13.99)

4. i/o device - Rode SC6 £11.49

5. Tripod Mount - Joby Griptight £9.77 (better is the Shoulderpod S1 £25)

6. headphones w/o mic - wide variety from £10+

7. Tripod - amazon basics with ball head in padded bag £15.74

Eileesh’s current kit

The Green Room

The Challenges

○ WiFi access at the Convention Centre was intermittent and unstable

○ Getting twitter to allow us to post videos only worked on some of the iPhones

○ The iRig microphones are omni-directional which meant they picked up every noise in their vicinity

○ We had no external light attached to the phones which restricted the locations that could be used for filming.