1st Edition

The Mojo Handbook Theory to Praxis

By Ivo Burum Copyright 2021
350 Pages 100 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

350 Pages 100 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

350 Pages 100 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

The Mojo Handbook: Theory to Praxis  offers a detailed and engaging crash course on how to use mobile tools to create powerful journalistic stories.  Drawing on both theoretical underpinnings and practical techniques, the book outlines the fundamentals of mobile journalism methods, by placing mobile storytelling within a wider context of current affairs, documentary filmmaking and public... Read more

Dedication

Forward

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

  1. Introduction
  2. Mojo Tools
  3. Developing Mojo Stories
  4. Recording Mojo Stories
  5. Recording Audio on a Smartphone
  6. Recording an Interview
  7. Writing Mojo Stories
  8. Editing Video Stories
  9. Post-production
  10. Mojo in the Age of Social Media
  11. Mobile Streaming
  12. Ethical Mojo
  13. Defamation and Copyright
  14. Training a common pedagogical bridge
  15. Resources

Biography

Ivo Burum, PhD, lectures in media industries, mobile and digital journalism and television at La Trobe University in Melbourne. A journalist and award-winning television executive producer and director, he is a self-shot pioneer who has worked extensively across genres including frontline international current affairs. He runs Burum Media, a mojo and web TV consultancy that provides mojo training for journalists, students and remote marginalised communities. This is his fourth book on mobile journalism.

"Whether you’re a beginner MOJO learner or a leading expert, you’ll find The Mojo Handbook an inspiration." - Rana Sabbagh, MENA Editor at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) 

"Ivo Burum is the Mojo Master. Few people on the planet know as much as he does about mobile journalism. He combines practical video experience and global context with high intelligence and precise technical skills." - Stephen Quinn, PhD, professor of mobile journalism at Kristiania University in Norway

"Ivo Burum has the rare ability of working in the sweet spot between practical journalism and the academic world, combining technical skills with professional storytelling." - Geir Ruud, Norwegian National News Agency