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Two final-year students at Moi University in Kenya are aiming to empower Africans to tell their own stories, developing a platform for people to post content produced through mobile journalism.
Having been inspired by a panel discussion on mojo at a MentorMe Project conference, Marvin Gakunyi and Emmanuel Yegon, students of communications and journalism, have built a 10-strong team of volunteers at university, who have been working as editors on the site since January.
Getty Images launches a new AI tool that helps publishers find the right picture for the story
Getty Images has released an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for publishers that recommends the best choice of images to accompany a news story.
‘Panels by Getty Images’ uses customisable filters and a self-improving algorithm that learns how an editor selects an image and optimises its performance over time.
App for journalists: Voice Record Pro 7, for capturing interviews in the format you need
Whether you are looking to record an interview, a panel-discussion or your podcast commentary, having a recorder on you at all times is a handy tool for journalists. If you do not have the latest portable audio recorder, fear not – you can use Voice Recorder Pro 7 on your smartphone, for free.
Last month while in Paris, Garrett Goodman heard a piece of advice that immediately struck a chord, a 'little nugget of newsroom strategy gold', he describes. Joackim Le Goff, Eurosport's content manager, was explaining how he encourages his digital team to think about video storytelling.
He said, "Don't just make a video, make a format".
The point is this, if you are going to put any creativity into crafting a video, then you should be thinking tactically: what kind of stories can I use this same approach for? How can I turn this one-off video into a reusable format? Garrett Goodman explains more in this week's guest post.
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The tickets (£190+VAT) give you access to the full-day conference on Wednesday 7 November 2018 and include lunch and refreshments, as well as after-event networking drinks and a delegate ‘goodie’ bag.
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