Mobile Journalism Show
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, are becoming more and more powerful. How do we create great videos, audio and social media content using these amazing tools? This show helps you answer that question. Hear from the experts who create multi-media content on their smartphones, or make content for mobile audiences. If you are interested in mobile journalism, mobile marketing or filmmaking, then this podcast is for you. Mobile specialist, Mark Egan, interviews leaders in their fields. This includes journalists, app developers, marketers and tech experts.
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Getting millions of views on mobile videos with the BBC's Dougal Shaw
May 28, 2020 11:24 - 39 minutes - 13.3 MBIn this episode of the Mobile Journalism Show I am joined by Dougal Shaw from the BBC. He talks about how he got into mobile filming, his workflow and what stories appeal to him. To contact me go to http://www.markeganvideo.com or on social media @markeganvideo or go to https://www.facebook.com/Mobile-Journalism-Show-250495092060300/ @bbcdougalshaw is Dougal's social handle.
Making a Broadcast TV Show From Home During COVID19 Lockdown
April 07, 2020 14:47 - 48 minutes - 27.4 MBLeonor Suarez is part of a three-person team reporting on stories surround coronavirus in parts of Spain. She and her colleagues are on lockdown so have to make the show from home. In this podcast episode Leonor explains why her mojo skills have allowed her to keep the programme on air despite everything. Please like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Mobile-Journalism-Show-250495092060300/ If you want to contact me I'm on social media https://twitter.com/markeganvideo?lang=en ...
Why smartphone photography has just got exciting again with Dan Rubin
July 02, 2018 20:57 - 16 minutes - 30.7 MBWith computational photography apps allowing you to choose the depth of field after you have taken the picture, smartphone photography has reached the next level. Dan Rubin is a top photographer, music producer and one of the pioneers on Instagram. In this podcast he tells Mark Egan why smartphones are no longer the poor cousin to traditional camera brands. He talks apps and tips during this chat at Dublin airport on the way back from Mojofest in Galway. To follow Mark Egan @markeganvide...
Teaching communities to tell their own stories with Sumaiya Omar
June 26, 2018 22:15 - 14 minutes - 28.3 MBIs it better if communities tell their own stories rather than waiting for the mainstream media to cover them. Sumaiya and Yusuf Omar founded #hashtagourstories to give communities around the globe the mobile journalism skills needed to create compelling content using smartphones. In this interview Sumaiya tells Mark Egan why they launched the project and why a diversity of voices is essential. Follow Mark Egan @markeganvideo Follow Sumaiya Omar @snap_sumaiya To contact Mark directly...
Designing a mobile journalism newsroom with Richard Cheary from Mojo Reporter
June 15, 2018 14:02 - 23 minutes - 43.9 MBThere are now tools to run an entire-newsroom using mobile devices. Afrozaar is a Cape Town company behind Mojo Reporter. This platform has been used in major news outlets around the world. Richard Cheary from Mojo Reporter spoke to Mark Egan at Mojofest in Galway. Follow Mark on social : @markeganvideo Follow Mojoreporter at: @mojoreporter
Professional editing on your mobile device - Terri Morgan from Luma Touch
June 08, 2018 09:55 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MBEditing on mobile devices is improving every year. Luma Fusion is an incredibly powerful editing app for iOS devices. Terri Morgan, co-founder of Luma Touch, attended Mojofest in Galway recently. Mark Egan spoke to her about why they decided to focus on editing on mobile and how apps like this are now reaching a professional level. To follow Mark Egan on social media go to @markeganvideo and Terri is @tepauliemo as well asLuma Touch are at @lumatouch
Covering big sporting events using a mobile phone - BBC's Conor McNamara
June 02, 2018 12:26 - 23 minutes - 45.4 MBBBC sports commentator, Conor McNamara goes to the biggest events in football. Alongside his radio work, he creates some incredibly creative content on social media using his smartphone. He will be heading to Russia for the World Cup, so what can we learn about how he fits mobile journalism into his busy schedule? In this podcast he tells Mark Egan how we works and which apps he uses to quickly create content that gets attention. To follow Mark Egan on social media @markeganvideo and...
Viral video and mobile audiences with Brendan Miller
October 08, 2017 19:40 - 25 minutes - 48.5 MBWhat kinds of videos work on social media? What kind of videos go viral? Brendan Miller is a producer with BBC Three. He has been involved in some of the most viral videos produced by the BBC, clocking up millions of views. Mark Egan spoke to him at a conference in Vilnius in Lithuania. This interview covered what works with social video both as far as content goes as well as the technical side of things. You can follow Mark Egan on Twitter and Instagram at @markeganvideo http://www.pur...
New research shows interviewees may prefer mojo - Panu Karhunen
July 25, 2017 16:34 - 19 minutes - 37.4 MBPanu Karhunen is from Ilta Sanomat, a Finnish newspaper and TV channel. He has spent a year at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University. He has been looking into the idea that mobile journalists appear less intimidating, so can get more interviews and more intimacy. In this episode Mark Egan asks him what his research has discovered and what that means for journalism.
Emotional storytelling with Mobile - Help for Heroes
April 28, 2017 21:50 - 19 minutes - 37 MBHelp for Heroes was ranked the number 1 brand for emotional storytelling in the Aesop survey 2016. Communications Director, Robin Punt, explains how they are using videos shot on mobile phones to help achieve this. To contact me pls tweet me @markeganvideo or go to http://www.purplebridgemedia.com
Is the media under threat? Mojocon founder Glen Mulcahy on the state of mojo and the upcoming conference.
February 01, 2017 14:25 - 26 minutes - 49.8 MBWhat are the issues mobile journalists will be discussing at Mojocon in Galway this year. Mark Egan speaks to Glen Mulcahy from RTE, who is the founder and organiser of the conference. He talks about advances in technology, but also threats to the media. To contact Mark tweet @markeganvideo Mojocon information can be found at https://mojocon.rte.ie/
How to start a "mojo meet-up" where you live
January 23, 2017 09:48 - 25 minutes - 48.8 MBIn this episode Mark Egan speaks to Corinne Podger. Corinne is founder of the Mojo London and Mojo Sydney Meet-ups. She is a lecturer in mobile journalism at Macleay College in Melbourne. Most recently she was a senior digital journalism trainer at Fairfax Media in Sydney. She has also worked as a journalism trainer for BBC Media Action and Thomson Reuters Foundation. To contact mark just tweet @markeganvideo or go to http://www.purplebridgemedia.com To contact Corinne Podger Tweet @...
Where is the technology going? Tech journalist David McClelland gives us an overview
November 22, 2016 10:42 - 31 minutes - 59.8 MBMobile technology is moving so fast it is sometimes hard to keep up. As we approach the end of 2016, Mark Egan speaks to technology journalist David McClelland. He covers the current state of mobile technology, the areas to watch and why some technologies might never take off. David McClelland is a well-respected technology journalist and television presenter. He appears on major tv programmes on BBC and ITV and has his finger on the pulse of current technology trends. To ask a quest...
Making Emmy-winning TV shows using just an iPhone
October 21, 2016 08:51 - 37 minutes - 69.5 MBMike Castellucci has had a long career in television, but in recent years has become best known for his half hour TV shows "Phoning it in" on WFAA in Texas. He won Emmy's for these programmes and is now also a professor at Michigan State University. So how did he go about making an entire TV show and what is he teaching the next generation? Mike speaks to Mark Egan about how he used his phone to capture stories about the human condition and what advice he has for others wanting to do the ...
Video editing in the cloud - Erik Raestad from WeVideo
September 08, 2016 12:23 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MBWith cloud video editing, the hard-work is done on servers somewhere on the internet, rather than on your local device. WeVideo is a platform used by news organisations, businesses and education institutions. It allows you to do editing on your device and even do complex video editing using just your internet browser. Erik Raestad from WeVideo joins me from Norway to talk about how this cloud video editing works and why will see more of it in the future. Will this mean it becomes irrelevan...
Video editing in the cloud - Erik Raestad from WeVideo
September 08, 2016 12:21With cloud video editing, the hard-work is done on servers somewhere on the internet, rather than on your local device. WeVideo is a platform used by news organisations, businesses and education institutions. It allows you to do editing on your device and even do complex video editing using just your internet browser. Erik Raestad from WeVideo joins me from Norway to talk about how this cloud video editing works and why will see more of it in the future. Will this mean it becomes irrelevan...
Video editing in the cloud - Erik Raestad from WeVideo
September 08, 2016 12:20With cloud video editing, the hard-work is done on servers somewhere on the internet, rather than on your local device. WeVideo is a platform used by news organisations, businesses and education institutions. It allows you to do editing on your device and even do complex video editing using just your internet browser. Erik Raestad from WeVideo joins me from Norway to talk about how this cloud video editing works and why will see more of it in the future. Will this mean it becomes irrelevan...
Getting access and covering difficult news topics with just your smartphone
September 06, 2016 13:38 - 24 minutes - 46.1 MBDoes shooting on a phone mean people are more willing to be interviewed by you? Is mobile journalism the way to give a voice to people and areas that do not usually get represented in the media? Geertje Algera has been a mobile journalist at Dutch broadcaster KRO NCRV for two years. In this episode she explains how she has used her phone to cover religion, discrimination and many other difficult topics. Please leave a review if you like this podcast and tweet your comments to @markegan...
Creating the Padcaster - the growth of the film-making accessories for mobile devices
August 28, 2016 15:13 - 32 minutes - 60.6 MBJosh Apter is the founder of Padcaster, which has been featured in an Apple commercial. His company makes accessories to allow professional filmmaking using iPhones, iPads and other mobile devices. In this episode of the Mobile Content Creators Show, Josh tells Mark Egan how he created the first prototype and how education has really embraced his invention. Josh has a background in film-making and talks about the issues that led him to embrace mobile film-making. To comment on this epis...
Are hyper-local news sites viable with mobile journalism, social media and new business models?
July 20, 2016 21:12 - 54 minutes - 102 MBView News is a hyper-local news service on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is run with a business model that does not rely on advertising. It's founder, Charles Hodgson, talks to Mark Egan in this episode about how mobile journalism and social media platforms are making this viable. Charles explains why the news industry needs to change and why mobile is now THE way to create and consume news stories. He also talks about the iPhone accessories and workflow he uses and how ...
Are hyper-local news sites viable with mobile journalism, social media and new business models?
July 20, 2016 21:12View News is a hyper-local news service on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is run with a business model that does not rely on advertising. It's founder, Charles Hodgson, talks to Mark Egan in this episode about how mobile journalism and social media platforms are making this viable. Charles explains why the news industry needs to change and why mobile is now THE way to create and consume news stories. He also talks about the iPhone accessories and workflow he uses and how ...
Are hyper-local news sites viable with mobile journalism, social media and new business models?
July 20, 2016 21:11View News is a hyper-local news service on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is run with a business model that does not rely on advertising. It's founder, Charles Hodgson, talks to Mark Egan in this episode about how mobile journalism and social media platforms are making this viable. Charles explains why the news industry needs to change and why mobile is now THE way to create and consume news stories. He also talks about the iPhone accessories and workflow he uses and how ...
Are hyper-local news sites viable with mobile journalism, social media and new business models?
July 20, 2016 21:09View News is a hyper-local news service on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is run with a business model that does not rely on advertising. It's founder, Charles Hodgson, talks to Mark Egan in this episode about how mobile journalism and social media platforms are making this viable. Charles explains why the news industry needs to change and why mobile is now THE way to create and consume news stories. He also talks about the iPhone accessories and workflow he uses and how ...
Are hyper-local news sites viable with mobile journalism, social media and new business models?
July 20, 2016 21:09View News is a hyper-local news service on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is run with a business model that does not rely on advertising. It's founder, Charles Hodgson, talks to Mark Egan in this episode about how mobile journalism and social media platforms are making this viable. Charles explains why the news industry needs to change and why mobile is now THE way to create and consume news stories. He also talks about the iPhone accessories and workflow he uses and how ...
Is Android overtaking Apple for shooting mobile video?
June 17, 2016 12:50 - 39 minutes - 73.4 MBCan you film and edit professional-standard videos on Android phones, or is iPhone the only game in town? Matthew Feinberg is the Product lead of editing app Kinemaster. This allows multi-layered video editing with advanced sound mixing and greenscreen capabilities. So is Android overtaking iPhone for mobile journalism and filmmaking? In this podcast Michael explains the history of Kinemaster and stay tuned till the end to hear some exclusive teasers of what they will be offering in the ...
Using snapchat to cover India for the Hindustan Times with Yusuf Omar, mobile editor of the Hindustan Times
June 02, 2016 13:40 - 39 minutes - 74 MBYusuf Omar is the new mobile editor of the Hindustan Times. Indian is a country of around a billion people. How can you cover it when it is so vast and there are so many different mobile devices. Yusuf is aiming to build a network of 750 mobile journalists using smartphones and snapchat to create video and social content. In this podcast he tells Mark Egan why he is going down that route and how you can tell a story using snapchat. Connect with Mark on Twitter or snapchat @markeganv...
Virtual Reality and 360-degree video with Sarah Jones
May 27, 2016 09:40 - 28 minutes - 53.1 MBVirtual reality headsets and 360 degree video cameras are improving every year. Sarah Jones is the Deputy Head of the School of Media and Performing Arts at Coventry University. She has designed courses on immersive journalism and is on the cutting edge of the latest developments in VR. In this podcast, Sarah explains why virtual reality is a big deal, how VR can be social and what kit and apps she recommends. If you enjoy the podcast please post a review in iTunes or Stitcher. To pos...
Using iPhones to create a newsroom from scratch with Geoff Roth
May 17, 2016 20:19 - 31 minutes - 59.5 MBIf you were building a newsroom from scratch today, what would you do? That is the opportunity presented to Geoff Roth in Charlotte, North Carolina. With a much smaller team than its rivals, Geoff helped bring about a newsroom that used smartphones and tiny cameras to fill TV news bulletins and the website. On this edition of the Mobile Content Creators Show Geoff tells Mark Egan what he did and how he went about building a newsroom in a totally different way. Follow Mark on twitter @...
How to use Snapchat, Facebook Live etc to build an audience - Thomas Schoeineich from European Handball Federation
May 12, 2016 06:43 - 34 minutes - 65.5 MBPlatforms like snapchat, Facebook Live and Instagram are helping the European Handball Federation build a community of sports fans. Not everyone has the financial resources of bigger sports like football, so how can you use a team using mobile phones to create content on a budget? Thomas Schoeineich from the EHL in Vienna explains to Mark Egan how they cover major tournaments using just an iPhone, monopod and cheap microphone. He also talks about how communications teams have to learn to...
Getting paid for smartphone video and verifying it is genuine with John D McHugh from Verifeye Media
April 19, 2016 11:16 - 30 minutes - 58.2 MBIf you were at the location of a news story and you shot video, who would you send it to and would you expect to get paid? News organisations are also struggling to verify that footage that comes in is genuine. Verifeye Media allows users to download the app and send the footage straight to them. They can verify where it came from and sell it on. The person who filmed it then gets a percentage of the earnings. Is this the future for mobile video content in news? John D McHugh tells Mark E...
Covering big stories for the BBC with an iPhone - Nick Garnett from 5Live
April 19, 2016 05:32 - 39 minutes - 73.4 MBNick Garnett is a BBC reporter with BBC Radio 5 Live. He uses his iPhone for recording and editing audio. He also shoots video and uses live-streaming to bring the big stories to his audience. Last year he faced big reporting challenges while covering the Nepal earthquake and Paris terror attacks. In this show Nick tells Mark Egan the apps and accessories he uses. He also explains how mobile content creation is changing his job....and possibly even threatening it.
How Irish broadcaster RTE pioneered shooting video news on smartphones with Glen Mulcahy
April 17, 2016 20:06 - 30 minutes - 55.8 MBIrish broadcaster RTE have aired dozens of pieces on television which have been shot on iPhones. Mark Egan talks to Head of Innovation for RTE Technology, Glen Mulcahy. In this show, Glen tells me what made them start filming on phones, the struggle to persuade some of his colleagues and why mobile journalism can no longer be ignored. He also thinks mobile devices are so important for the media in general he has organised a conference in Dublin for everything mobile. Mojocon 2016 follow...