VJ and MoJo
Above : Reuters are equipping Journalists with everything they need to file a report.
Developments in technology are revolutionising the way journalists work. Not only do camera phones allow citizens to record pictures and send to news organisations, but the technology is reaching such high quality that Mojo’s or Mobile Journalists are taking the world by storm. Equipped with only a mobile phone, reporters in Scandinavia, the UK, Europe, USA and Africa can record and upload news items to the internet. Stephen Quinn’s article ‘Who found my MoJo’ highlights reasons why Australia is lagging behind in the area. Basically, it costs too much money to surf the internet and upload data in the ‘Land Down-Under’.
Ultimately a journalist’s job is somewhat more convenient these days. No longer is a reporter at the mercy of a photographer or camera operator to capture images. In addition, heavy equipment is a thing of the past. This means that news can be captured everywhere, anytime. In a world in which mobile phones are almost an extension of ones limbs, we always have them to picture or record events. We must wonder where this technology will take us in the future.
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