Traditional journalists have to go through a host of rigors when reporting – from the laborious information gathering to create content packages, followed by editing and then handing it over to “specialists” for publishing or broadcasting. Many of these processes are cumbersome and time-consuming, not to mention location dependent. They also often involve several layers of editing, as well as large and expensive crews for producing and sharing the content.

Mobile Journalism (MOJO), on the other hand, liberates the storyteller from all these constraints. It puts the power of recording, producing and publishing content in the hands of individuals and most importantly, makes them independent of location and specialists – making the entire process cost-effective and instantaneous.

Today, the power to tell a story fits into our pockets while maintaining the standards and ethics of traditional journalism.

Training will help professional journalists, storytellers, activists, and ordinary citizens to turn their smartphones into powerful storytelling devices. It will free them from expensive tools and specialists to build their abilities for storytelling and allows them to directly reach audiences. It also provides a step-by-step and hands-on guide of Mobile Journalism (MOJO) reporting and production methods.

This training is for anyone interested in harnessing the power of smartphones to tell stories that are deeply personal and local, using cutting-edge digital tools and resources. The training helps professional journalists, storytellers, activists, and ordinary citizens to produce high-quality audio or video stories. It enables users to become proficient in mobile journalism for both Apple and Android devices, including phones and tablets.