The Mobile Journalism (MoJo) Manual is a free, online publication by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ltd., Media Programme Asia.
Mobile Journalism is more than simply writing texts or producing a story on social media. From data journalism to investigative techniques for social networks as well as different formats of storytelling – mobile journalism is versatile and ever changing. This manual will encourage and empower journalists to learn more about different techniques regarding research and storytelling.
The manual is produced by journalists for journalists to provide an overview of reporting techniques and developing frontiers of modern journalism. The main authors of this manual are Corinne Podger, Digital Skills Agency and Vivien Götz, currently a master student at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, and journalist.
Please find out more about the authors and guest authors their profiles below:
Ansgar Graw is the director of the Media Programme Asia at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ltd. in Singapore. The journalist and former TV host has published numerous books on Donald Trump, international affairs and German politics, amongst others, and has a strong focus on business journalism through his work with the German media outlets Die Welt (e.g. as correspondent in Washington D.C.) and The European.
Lisa Göllert has been working as a freelance journalist for German multimedia companies since 2016 and puts her passion for innovating journalism into practice at her current workplace the NDR, one of Germany’s biggest public broadcasters. She is an alumnus of the Young Journalist Program (JONA) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and holds an M.A. in Public Economics, Law and Politics.
Vivien Götz is a German data journalist mainly covering politics and armed conflicts for the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. She is an alumnus of the Young Journalist Program (JONA) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and volunteers as a data-analyst for the German NGO Netzwerk Chancen and holds an M.A. in International Relations and Development Policy.
Corinne Podger is an Australian journalism educator, author, and training consultant who has worked in the media sector for more than 30 years. Her specialisms include mobile journalism, digital-first newsgathering, online verification, social multimedia production, podcasting and audio storytelling, and strategic audience engagement to drive brand awareness and media revenue. She has helped newsrooms, NGOs and social impact organisations in more than 60 countries to introduce digital innovations to grow audiences and support business priorities.
Corinne is an accredited trainer with BBC Media Action, Thomson Reuters Foundation, and the Solutions Journalism Network. She also works with science and public health organisations to tackle misinformation and disinformation. Organisations she has worked with include Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, UNESCO, Google News Initiative, the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, WAN-IFRA, the World Federation of Science Journalists, Internews, Forbes, the World Health Organisation, BBC Academy, Oxfam, and the Global Forum for Media Development.
