Chapter 11
Mobile Journalism Project
A sad reality of journalism today is that it is a victim to cost-cutting and slowing budgets. In our work to bring truth to power, we are asked to do more and more with less and less. Technology is key to bridging that gap, and widening the field of individuals who can become journalists. Newsrooms around the world are realizing that one of the most powerful tools for newsgathering rests inside journalists’ pockets: the mobile phone. Instead of carrying heavy, expensive gear to locations and requiring several people to produce one story, journalists now can shoot, edit, and share their stories with gear that all fits in a backpack. Because of this, more and more organizations are adopting a mobile strategy ...
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