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Mobile journalist

Mobile journalists is reporters, staff or freelance journalists who may use digital cameras and camcorders, laptop PCs, smartphones or tablet devices.
A broadband wireless connection or cellular phone network is then used to transmit the story and imagery for publication.
Mobile journalists are known as MoJos (for mobile journalist).
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_journalism

Sell Photos

How to Sell Your Photos Online 
Photography
www.uk.pcmag.com ... 

Licensing the footage via an agency  
e.g. Storyful or Newsflare.
www.medium.com/the-social-media-reporter ... 

Newsflare
Shoot video, tell the world and get paid
www.newsflare.com

Storyful  
Sell a Video. Contextualizing social data  
www.storyful.com
www.twitter.com/storyful

Demotix was a photo agency 
Cases:  
2009: Iran elections 
2011 “Arab Spring” uprisings
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demotix

Tutorials

Mobile Journalism Manual   
This mojo manual shall encourage and empower journalists to produce more video stories just using their smartphones. 
www.mojo-manual.org

7 top tips for shooting news photography  
www.alamy.com/blog/7newstips
Recommended sites to improve your photography 
www.alamy.com/blog/recommended-sites ... 

SellNews tutorials  
www.blog.sellnews.com/category/tutorials

Interviews

Vox Pop Interviews  
Fundamentals of Shooting Vox Pop Interviews 
www.youtube.com/watch ... 

Hive NYC Learning Network  
Radio Rookies DIY Toolkit: How To Do Vox Pop
www.youtube.com ...

Video tools

Video camera for mobile  

FiLMiC Pro  
FiLMiC Pro v6 is the most advanced video camera for mobile.
Share your video through any share-capable apps.
Support for external microphone levels. 
www.play.google.com/store/apps ... 

Equipment

DPReview 
Equipment reviews
www.dpreview.com

JOBY creates photo and video gear 
www.twitter.com/jobyinc

Copyright law

A JOURNALIST’S GUIDE TO COPYRIGHT LAW AND EYEWITNESS MEDIA
www.firstdraftnews.org ... copyright.pdf

Toolbox

Journalists Toolbox 
www.journaliststoolbox.org/category/mobile ... 
Mobile Journalism Manual 
The guide for reporters and newsrooms.
www.mojo-manual.org 

The Social Media Reporter 
A guide to using social media for newsgathering
www.socialmediareporter.org
www.medium.com/the-social-media-reporter

Storytelling

Android Video Production 
Quick start guide to camera apps, settings, and simple video editing.
www.smartfilmschool.com/courses/android ... 

Course Summary
This quick course is a supplement for our Android carrying students who are taking our workshops and masterclasses in mobile filmmaking and mobile journalism.

Robb Montgomery 
Montgomery, Robb (2018). Smartphone Video Storytelling. New York & London: Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group).
www.twitter.com/videojournalist
www.youtube.com/watch ... 

Smartphone Video Storytelling  
Shoot, Edit and Share Amazing Videos With Your Mobile Phone.
www.robbmontgomery.com
www.twitter.com/mojoteacher

The Fight for Democracy    
www.kas.de/wf/en/35.453