Mobile Journalism and Campus Journalism Vlog Slides

2. Objectives
of the Session
At the end of the session, participants are expected to:
1. recognize the salient features of mobile journalism
and how it came about;
2. acquire basic tips on how to use a mobile phone for
journalistic work;
3. acquire a birds’ eye view of what vlogging is and its
potentials as a campus journalism format;
4. differentiate campus journalism vlog from commonly
preconceived notions of vlogging;
5. acquire basic tips for broadcast-quality campus
journalism vlog;
6. create a one to three-minute mobile story

3. Put a Finger Down:
Mobile Journalist
Edition

4. What is Mobile Journalism?
Mobile journalism (MoJo) is a type of digital
storytelling where the main tool that is used for
creating and manipulating photographs, audio
and video is a smartphone.
The term "journalism" comes from the Latin
word diurnal, which means "every day."
Therefore, journalism is the transmission of
everyday information such as sounds, images
and words.

5. Examples
of Mobile Journalism

6. Photojournalism

7. Radio Reporting

8. TV Reporting

9. Mobile Journalism
has given way to
CITIZEN JOURNALISM.

10. Dipolog Motorcab Incident

11. How did mobile journalism
come about?
The advent of new generation
smartphones
New audience neither "just" watches or
reads news (citizen journalism)
Mobile journalism has made journalism
relatively easier

12. Journalism in 2007
vs Mobile Journalism
as shared by Sir Jeff Canoy
of ABS-CBN News, NSPC 2021
Resource Speaker
on Mobile Journalism

17. Before
Now

18. Basic Tips
on Mobile Video
Production

19. Basic Tips on Mobile Video Production
1. Turn on airplane mode.
2. Switch on ‘do not disturb’ mode when doing live
video.
3. Clean smartphone camera lens.
4. Have a fully charged battery and an external
battery.
5. Check for sufficient memory space.
6. Use headphones or external microphones.
7. Always shoot horizontally except when shooting for
social media platforms.

20. Basic Tips on Mobile Video Production
8. Always carry equipment that will allow you to
take stable shots.
9. Control your settings before every shot.
10. When getting a close-up shot, avoid pressing
zoom, instead move closer to your subject.
11. Get close to the subject but not so close so as
to distort your audio.
12. Shoot wide, mid-range and detail shots.

29. WHAT IS A VLOG?
HOW DID IT
ORIGINATE?
WHAT ARE ITS
POTENTIALS AS A
CAMPUS JOURNALISM
FORMAT?

33. Mainstream Vlog
vs
Campus Journalism
Vlog

34. Mainstream
Vlog
May be driven by
viewership, reactions
and subscriptions
Campus Journalism
Vlog
Must be directed
by verification and
dissemination
of information that
is biased to the
truth

35. Campus Journalism Vlog must be anchored
on the five core principles of journalism:
• Accuracy
• Independence
• Impartiality
• Humanity
• Accountability

36. Campus Journalism
Vlog should NOT:
• become a money-making
business
• be made for entertainment
• be made for clout
• be opinion-based
• be unbiased
• speculative
Campus Journalism
Vlog should:
• focus on the communal vs
individual interest
• inform or educate
• give voice to the voiceless
• be factual and straightforward
• biased to the truth
• observe objectivity or KPKK
(Kongretong Pagsusuri sa
Kongretong Kalagayan)

37. Alex Gonzaga Cake Smearing Incident

38. Campus Journalism Vlog Jargon
ICMYI (In Case You Missed It)
Just In/Breaking News
ATM (At the moment)
Developing Story
Live / Livestream
Features

39. Basic Tips for Broadcast-Quality
Campus Journalism Vlog
1. Be clear about the content and purpose of
the vlog (focus and planning).
2. Observe proper protocols when vlogging
(Safe Space Act).
3. Focus on emotion (characters, events and
moments).
4. Visual and audio appeal (action and
movements, location, setting, ambiance,
editing).
5. Newsworthiness

41. Using mentimeter, answer the
following questions:
In your own words, what is mobile
journalism?
1.
2. How is a campus journalism vlog
different from traditional vlogs?

42. Session Output
Direction for Workshop Activity:
Using your mobile phone, create a one
to three-minute mobile story about a
topic of your choice.