The co-authors of a new MoJo manual share their top tips and takeaways for creating news content using smartphones, live video, social audio and vertical Stories
Subscribe to the Journalism.co.uk podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud and Spotify
More and more audiences are using their smartphones to find and engage with the news they care about. In the UK, the Digital News Report 2021 found that 68 per cent of people get their news on their phones, a figure that has doubled over a nine-year period.
To create mobile-friendly content, you need to be using mobile devices. That is at least the attitude of two co-authors of a new mobile journalism manual written in Bangla, the Bengali language.
Abdul Kabil Khan - more commonly known in the media as Jamil Khan - is the assistant professor at the department of media studies and journalism at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. He wrote the book with Sabbir Ahmed, the YouTuber behind 150k-subscriber-strong channel Sabbir Live, and the lead mobile journalist at Bangladesh Times.
Bangladesh Times is a mobile-first newsroom and one of a few examples we have seen in South Asia. This means Ahmed spends most of his time in the field, creating and uploading content with his smartphone, gimbals, tripods and drones.
In this week's podcast, Ahmed and Khan share their top tips and takeaways from the manual to help you create a mobile-first strategy. The main message: all the gadgets and features in the world will only get you so far; you first need to embrace a digital-first mindset.
If you like our news and feature articles, you can sign up to receive our free daily (Mon-Fri) email newsletter (mobile friendly).
Sign up to receive job alerts of your choice by email, or manage your subscription
Featured recruiter: click to view its vacancies
Investigative journalism publication seeks editor to lead reporting on AI, Big Tech and influence operations with experience in these areas and creative ideas about how to to report on them
Subscribe to our newsletter for latest news, tips, jobs and more
End that deadline stress today and find help in our freelance directory
Cargo Force stuns the world: free 10kg shipping to India in celebration of ICC Trophy victory – offer ongoing until Sunday, 16 March!
Our 35th Newsrewired conference will be held 13 May 2025, News UK, London.
Reporters who have worked under Putin, Erdogan and the Taliban share what they have learned about how autocrats consolidate power and how communities can fight back against the erosion of democratic freedom
Leaders from The Times, Sky News and Reuters reveal why chasing fewer but more engaged readers - and embracing AI as a creative tool rather than a threat - is proving more profitable than old-school mass reach strategies
A TikTok master with 100m views, a paywall pioneer with 3,000 subscribers, and a community visionary backed by local businesses share their strategies for making independent journalism pay beyond ads
Slovakia's Dennik N broke three years of subscriber stagnation with an innovative anniversary campaign, while The New Statesman transformed podcasts from a side project into a powerful growth engine – both offering valuable lessons for media companies hitting plateaus
