The presenters at the first #MOJOCON have been asked to contribute and an original essay for the the RTE International Mobile Journalism Conference, taking place March 27-28, in Dublin. Here’s mine . . . 10 years of mobile journalism In 2006, I pitched a crazy idea to the director of the World Editors Forum. I […]
A mobile-first manifesto for news and visual content marketing
The smartphone is the new reporter’s notebook. The power that journalists now have to find, report and share multimedia stories from the field is nothing short of a revolution. The smartphone has become the beating heart for both news production and consumption. Mobile-only journalism will replace “mobile-first,” “digital-first” and the other transitional phrases we have […]
SINGAPORE: “The Smartphone Newsroom: Trends in mobile-first content” at Digital Journalism World
“The Smartphone Newsroom: Trends in Mobile-First Content” By Robb Montgomery CEO, Visual Editors, Founder, Smart Film School This keynote will be presented at Digital Journalism World Summit (May 11 and 12, 2015) KEYNOTE The shift to mobile-first journalism is challenging both the way journalists produce and present interactive news for mobile audiences. Montgomery will show […]
Mobile Journalism workshop – International Journalism Festival
In April I will be at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy presenting “Your Smartphone is Your Newsroom” and producing two workshops on mobile video and multimedia reporting.April 15-19, 2015 Keynote: “Your Smartphone is Your Newsroom” The shift to mobile-first journalism is challenging both the way journalists produce and present interactive news for mobile audiences. Montgomery will show […]
VIENNA: 2 day Mobile Journalism workshop
In June I have been invited to present a two day mobile reporting seminar for undergrad students at FHWien University in Vienna, Austria. All this means that mobile reporting is will be going mainstream in 2015.
Mobile news design – Vertical video and vertical presentation for news
Is vertical video always bad? pic.twitter.com/XobOkUyium— Robb Montgomery (@robbmontgomery) January 28, 2015 The new Twitter video feature is causing many broadcasters to groan over the vertical videos that amateurs will post to the Twittersphere from breaking news events. Twitter’s app update forces a vertical format when recording video and crops them to a square format. […]
Field test: Twitter native video reports
Overnight I received an update to my Twitter app (USA iTunes store) that allows me to record, edit and post videos directly from inside the Twitter app. Here are some of my early tests and notes from Berlin. U must hold phone in Vertical orientation. Can reorder (but not delete) individual clips. pic.twitter.com/DicUbIKCxp— Robb Montgomery […]