Mojo Evolution

There’s a lot of political activity on Qik these days. A lot of MOJO’s are following the final push in the US election. Adam Jadhav from the St.Louis Post-Dispatch is one of several journalists going mobile to cover the election as quick as possible. I’ve added his live stream on Qik in this post.  To check out his entire effort, check out his Qik archive. If you see other hard working MOJO’s, covering the election, feel free to ad their url as a comment.

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The BBC embraces the mobile bloggers on Qik in the Presidential Debates. The world’s biggest media company invites their audience to express their opinion before, during and after the debates. On Qik they have set up their own page with “Have your say”, on BBC’s website you find articles with edited material. This way BBC connects elements of social media and editorial control on their own site.

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Today YouTube and the Pultizer Center launched Project: Report.  A contest for non-professional aspiring journalists. What they want them to do is ”to tell stories that might not otherwise be covered by traditional media”. The contest has three rounds and the reporters will be given an assignment to complete. This should be a great opportunity for  wannabe MOJOs. The prize is 10.000 dollars and technology.

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Photo: Lone Black Rider. CC 2.0: Some rights reserved.

Have you ever tried “double dutching”? It’s bloody difficult. If your rope swingers don’t handle the task or you don’t get your rythm, it will be ugly and not a memorable occasion. But if everything is in sync you will amaze both your viewers and yourself. It’s pretty much the same thing when introducing video into your internet articles. Want to try a different approach?

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The newspaper The Star Ledger in New Jersey has started a live, daily noon broadcast from the newsroom. It’s not supposed to look like local TV and is supposed to bring the latest story’s from the newsroom and the interactive sphere of web. They got help from Michael Rosenblum. The show seems perfect for mobile journalism, bringing news fast back from the streets of New Jersey.  You can watch the show on The Star Ledger and read more about it at Buzzmachine.

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There are  lot of examples of bad MOJO out there. In this series called “storytelling” I’ll try to uncover some tricks and tips for making good MOJO story’s. The first part is about the interview, the setting for the interview and what sort of impression the audience gets.

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