"Drawing on both theoretical underpinnings and practical techniques, the book outlines the fundamentals of mobile journalism methods, placing mobile storytelling within a wider context of current affairs, documentary filmmaking, and public relations. The book offers expert advice for how to use stor ... ytelling skills to transform mobile content into engaging and purposeful user generated stories for audiences. Topics covered include tips for recording dynamic video and clean audio, conducting interviews on your phone, and editing and post-production processes, as well as advice on how to handle copyright issues and a primer on journalistic ethics. The book also includes a comprehensive glossary of terms to help students navigate the and video production and mobile journalism world." (Publisher description) more

"Fuelled by a distrust of big media and the development of mobile technologies, the resulting convergence of journalism praxis (professional to alternative), workflows (analogue to multipoint digital) and platforms (PC to mobile), result in a 24-hour always-on content cycle. The information revoluti ... on is a paradigm shift in the way we develop and consume information, in particular the type we call news. While many see this cultural shift as ruinous, Burum sees it as an opportunity to utilize the converging information flow to create a galvanizing and common digital language across spheres of communication: community, education and mainstream media." (Publisher description) more

"Mojo: The Mobile Journalism Handbook is the first book devoted specifically to training citizens, journalism students and media professionals to produce professional-quality videos with only a mobile device. As journalism becomes increasingly competitive, students and emerging professionals need a ... broader skillset to make themselves more employable, whether as mainstream or entrepreneurial journalists [...] Burum and Quinn underline the importance of story and storytelling, the crucial context journalists always need to keep in mind [...] How-to videos on the companion website offer powerful ways for learners to absorb the content easily, walking them through the key mojo components of research, shooting, scripting, voice-over, editing and post-production." (Back cover) more