The combination of a high-tech landscape and low press freedom is a breeding ground for mobile journalism - but quality needs to come first
Last week (28-29 June 2019), Asia held its first mobile journalism conference in Thailand.
On the ground from Bangkok, Christoph Grabitz, director of media programme Asia, KAS, spoke to Journalism.co.uk about why mobile journalism is taking off in the region and what it means for news organisations and journalists in highly censored parts of the world.
He said that while mojo is useful for telling under-reported stories, newsrooms need to think carefully about how to step up the technical quality as well as storytelling.
Conference clips in the video supplied by Corinne Podger
How to make a documentary with a smartphone. Reposting this stellar #mojoasia2019 masterclass with @leonorsuarezro https://t.co/MrWTPYHvFF— Corinne Podger: @corinnepodger (Threads), LinkedIn (@corinne_podger) June 29, 2019
How to make a documentary with a smartphone. Reposting this stellar #mojoasia2019 masterclass with @leonorsuarezro https://t.co/MrWTPYHvFF
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