With the advent of the Mojo journalist, several key negative ethical issues have arisen. Firstly with the new found speed to which a Mojo journalist can post there news brings problems also. The news world is extremely competitive so speed is paramount to beat the competition. What suffers?, fact checking does. With the technology so… Read More What are some of the main ethical concerns multimedia and mobile journalists need to keep in mind ?

Social media has been revolutionary to the work of the Journalist. Before social media, the Journalist would have to hit the beat make calls and have contacts to even generate a story. Now, these things still exist but many stories start via social media and give the basis for further investigation. Social media has become… Read More How is the increasing use of social media as a news source affecting journalism?

Facebook live has enabled Journalists to take the user or viewer beyond the story.  When a news story breaks the Journalist can simply start a stream via Facebook and report instantly what is happening without delay. Where the medium really excels is the viewership and interactivity can then participate in the feed by asking questions… Read More How might the rapid uptake of live video streaming such as Facebook live change journalism as we know it?

Mojo Journalism is part of democratisation, a movement which is occurring across all media forms. It is all about a power shift, taking the power from a few and giving it to the many. Now anyone can be a journalist. With the advent of mobile phone , the citizen journalist can go places and report… Read More What role is smartphone, or mobile journalism (MOJO) playing in contemporary journalism? Contains unread posts

I saw this happening first hand in my work. In the early 2010’s expectations were changing. I was working at the ABC , desktop editing was becoming the norm. Journalists now bought their reports back to the base had the media ingested then from their desk could edit their report for television, radio and online.… Read More What has been the impact of convergence on journalism? Can journalism survive in analogue (non-digital) forms?  How well are traditional news outlets adapting? 

The adaption of multimedia Journalism has completely changed the way the newsroom works and functions. As someone who used to work in newsrooms, the multimedia department was small, then the change came and everyone in the newsroom had to have those skills. News is no longer reported in one form or another, it is always… Read More How common or widespread is the use of multimedia journalism in the media?

I decided to do the cultural institution questions about the library. There are a few reasons for this. I believed at the time it would be easier to get permissions to film and interview people. I also saw a road I wanted to follow, in regards to the research involved. Very early on I contacted… Read More The making of The digital evolution of the Library Video (A personal reflection)

Who am I? I am Greg I know who I am, I have a pretty good idea of how people see me. I know this because meeting me in person you have my body language, the way I talk and what I talk about to draw your own conclusions. Online identity is a completely different… Read More Using online social platforms that define my online identity.