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MOJO: Mobile journalism in HKSmartphonesfor smarter reporting
Stephen Quinn, PhD
digital development editor
South China Morning Post,
Hong Kong SAR, CHINA
Mobile: +852-9619-1922
Email: [email protected]
About Stephen Quinn
• 1975-95: reporter, producer and editor in 5 countries
• 1996-2011: university journalism professor
• published 17books and 3 teaching manuals– Latest book out earierthis year
– Since 2000: >160 presentations in 32 countries
– Trained journalists in 10 countries
• consultant with WAN/Ifra, Newsplex and Innovation International
• Online News Association’s international committee
Smartphone = tech
convergence
Brings together
many tools
Why is mojo important?
• Mojo delivers multi-media forms of breaking
news almost live(delay of few seconds) …
• From the field to the TV newsroom or web
sites
• Multi-media builds audiences online
• Bigger audiences mean higher advertising
revenues …• 85% online news sites use video (33% rise since
2010)
• Source: DS Simon web influencers’ survey, May 2011
Quinn worked as a mojo …
• September
2008: Grand final
preview
• Media scrum: >50
journalists; no private
i/v
• Player thought I was
just taking a photo …
• I got only individual i/v
• Streamed live video to
newspaper web site
seconds later
• Illustrates key points
Good and bad of the iPhone
GOOD
• Easy to use
• Discreet/compact
• Always connected
• Potential for
journalism
BAD
• Lens needs cleaning
• Battery life
• Data charges
• Tempting to thieves
Keep your lens clean!
#1 cause of video problems: dirty optics
(the phone is in your pocket, after all…)
Battery options: Digipower
Spare battery: Mophie Juice
Battery charger: Lifetrons
• Euro 40
• 4,800 mAh
(enough for 2 or 3
complete charges
of iPhone)
WARNING: Data charges
• Streaming video involves lots of data
and someone will need to pay for those
data
• Option: Use free wi-fi
• Where to find wi-fi?
Pocket wi-fi from PCCW
WELCOME TO
THE MOJO REVOLUTION
Mojo means you can do broadcast
journalism with only a mobile
phone
Cheaper than O/B vans
• Expensive to
operate
• Require a crew
• Limited number
VJ=video journalist Mojo=mobile journo
Backpack reporting kit Mobile phone reporting kit
MOJO course UNNC June 2011
Mojo toolkit (7 at UNNC)
Cost of a mojokit
• Mobile phone (iPhone 4, 32Gb) = $550
• OWLE Bubo = $160/170
• Microphone = $25
• Software = $60 (1st Video)
• SIM card = $2
• My-fi device (egHuawei) = $80 (or free wi-
fi)
• Battery charger = $100
Total: about $977 or 987
Prices in $US
Cheaper option: use
iTouch or iPhone
3GS
• Canadian company
Vericorder creates
sophisticated software
for mobile phones
• Produce TV news
stories on iPhones
• Edit video and multi-
track sound on mobile
1st video app launched at
NAB in Las Vegas April
2010;new version for NAB
April 2011
1st
video by Vericorder
Video quality varies …
• iPhone 3GS = standard definition (SD)
• iPhone 4 = high definition (HD2/720)
• iPhone 4S (Nov 2011 in HK) = HD (1080)
OWLE Bubo hardware
Use OWLE Bubo
to get steady
video and
microphone for
better sound
BUBO + lens = better images
Quinn’s MOJO book
• Mojo: Mobile Journalism in
the Asian Region (Konrad
Adenauer Foundation)
• Published December 2009
• Second edition Feb 2011
• Third edition January 2012
Thank you for your time