Mojo Pakistan is a group of professional journalists and mobile content creators who are using their leveraging the technology available in smartphones by combining it with their field-sharpened skills to tell stories through this emerging platform.
2. NUMBERS
THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS USAGE OVER THE CONNECTED
DEVICE – MOBILE PHONE.
OF THE 207 MILLION PAKISTANIS, 70.53%, OR 146 MILLION USE CELL
PHONES IN THE COUNTRY. OF THESE, AROUND A THIRD OR AROUND
49 MILLION, USE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION CONNECTIVITY –
OSTENSIBLY ON THEIR SMARTPHONES.
SO, WE OBSERVED THE NEED TO BUILD A CONCERTED
PLATFORM FOR MOJO IN PAKISTAN AND FOUNDED MOJO
PAKISTAN AS AN ORGANIZATION IN 2016, TO PROVIDE A
LEARNING PLATFORM, EQUIPPED AND EMPOWERING THE
JOURNALIST AND CITIZENS WITH THE CONCEPT OF
MOJO- ONE MAN ARMY KNIFE.
3. THE COMPANY
MOJO PAKISTAN IS A GROUP OF
PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND MOBILE
CONTENT CREATORS
WHO ARE USING THEIR LEVERAGING THE
TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE IN
SMARTPHONES BY COMBINING IT WITH
THEIR FIELD-SHARPENED SKILLS TO TELL
STORIES THROUGH THIS EMERGING
PLATFORM.
OUR TRAINERS HAVE HUNDREDS OF
HOURS OF EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING
ENTHUSIASTS, ACTIVISTS AND
PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS FROM
ACROSS PAKISTAN.
4. VISION
TO PROVIDE YOU A MODERN STYLE
TRAINING AND HAND ZONE PLATFORM
OF MOJO WILL HELP LEVERAGE THE
POWER OF SMARTPHONES – LEARN
THE TOOLS AND SKILLS - TO BETTER
TELL STORIES WHICH ARE MOST
IMPORTANT TO THEM AND TO SHARE
IT WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.
5. MISSION
WE BELIEVE THAT ANYONE WITH A
SMARTPHONE IN THEIR HANDS AND
WITH THE RIGHT TRAINING CAN
LEVERAGE THIS INCREDIBLE
TECHNOLOGY TO TELL THE STORIES
THEY WANT BY BEING THEIR OWN
CAMERAMAN, EDITOR, PRODUCER,
AND PUBLISHER.
6. WHAT WE DO
• WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES
FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST, MEDIA
STUDENTS AND CITIZENS.
• FACILITATED NEWSROOMS, INCLUDING
DIGITAL AND TELEVISION.
• ENHANCE CAPABILITIES AND GUIDE FOR
REPORTER AND CITIZENS WITH
STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES.
• RESEARCH BASE PROGRAMS ON MOBILE
JOURNALISM TOOLS AND GADGETS.
• MOJO AND MOFILMS FESTIVAL
• SEMINAR AND CONFERENCES.
7. EMPOWERING, EQUIP & EDUCATE
OBJECTIVES
THE OBJECTIVE OF MOJO PAKISTAN IS TO
EMPOWERING , EQUIP, EDUCATE AND
BRING THE GROWING COMMUNITY OF
MOBILE STORYTELLERS TOGETHER TO
SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, TECHNIQUES
AND KNOWLEDGE.
Our goal was to enhance the capacity building and
capability of every individual on the use of a Smart
Phone, Storytelling and Publishing their stories from
they are living. We believe – with smartphones
becoming more and more common, and access to
digital content platforms becoming easier, it has
allowed everyone with a device in their pocket with a
camera, an internet connection to become a content
creator, storyteller and in many aspects, a reporter.
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8. AYAZ I. A. KHAN
Founder
Ayaz Khan is a multimedia trainer, researcher, and technology and founder of Mojo Pakiostan.
For the last three years since 2016, Khan has led the development of Mobile Journalism
production model that harnesses the potential of smartphones as content creation devices.
He has also trained the trainers (Training of Trainers Program) several National (Sindh, KPK,
Baluchistan) and International Journalist, Producers, Media Professionals and Students with
Mobile Video Making concepts, Mobile Visuals Gathering and Mobile Storytelling Techniques
and Editing for Broadcast and Social Media.
Khan also led a research program for MoJo (Mobile Journalism) in Karachi, Lahore and
Islamabad regions. This program was based on hands-on testing with professional mobile
gadgets, journalist reviews, discussions, and collaboration with national and international
journalists, speakers and instructors. Khan has led the several digitalization projects at Express
News and Video research-based project and Broadcast Information Technology.
WAQAS SHAHID
Co-Founder
Waqas Shahid is a Director/Filmmaker and Co-founder of Mojo Pakistan, He is among the rare
Director/ filmmakers who are proficient in weaving compelling visuals and narratives in Reality
programs and films. He has worked with almost all the largest Media Groups of Pakistan for
more than 10 years and work as a Director, Programming Producer, Editor and scriptwriter.
He was started his career as Assistant Director in FM91, TvOne and involved with many projects
during his tenor, And then a short time later, he was counted in the best Directors and
Producers of Pakistan and worked with Voice of America Asia Photo Contest 2012, Feature Film
Raasta, Geo tv, Geo Entertainment, Express News, Capital Tv, News1 Tv, TV One, Azm Awards
Azme-Alishan.
THE FOUNDERS
9. MEET OUR TEAM
GIBRAN ASHRAF
Multimedia Journalist and Mobile
Journalism Trainer
UROOJ GHAYAS
Digital Journalist
KHALID ANWAR
Content Creator/Project Manager
NOREEN SHAMS
Multimedia Journalist and Mobile
Journalism Trainer
THEY HAVE FACILITATED MULTIPLE NEWSROOMS, INCLUDING DIGITAL AND TELEVISION, TO MOVE TO A
MOBILE-FIRST SYSTEM WHERE REPORTERS IN THE FIELD BECAME CAPABLE OF STREAMING LIVE ON TO
SCREENS WHILE REPORTING ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY.
10. WORKSHOPS
OUR TRAINERS HAVE HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF
EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING ENTHUSIASTS,
ACTIVISTS AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS.
THEY TRAINED AROUND 1200 JOURNALIST,
CONTENT CREATOR AND MEDIA STUDENTS
FROM ACROSS PAKISTAN
'STORYTELLING ON THE GO‘
The workshop allows you to learn the fundamentals of
video storytelling in a natural way. Each story lesson
introduces the techniques, apps, workflows, necessary
stages, including planning, filming, and editing, and all
with a smartphone used by news professionals around
the world to produce digital narratives in mobile-only
environments.
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11. CONFERENCE
With smartphones becoming more and more common, and
access to digital content platforms becoming easier, it has
allowed everyone with a device in their pocket with a
camera, an internet connection to become a content creator
and in many aspects, a reporter.
This has given rise to a host of opportunities and even to
problems.
FOR THIS PURPOSE, MOJO PAKISTAN AIMS TO
HOSTING “PAK-MOJOCON” – AN ANNUAL
CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO MOBILE
JOURNALISM, MOBILE CONTENT CREATION,
FILMMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND
STORYTELLING TO BRING A VAST CROSS
SECTION OF PEOPLE WHO CREATE CONTENT
USING LITTLE MORE THAN THEIR
SMARTPHONES UNDER ONE ROOF.
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