Here's my mojo

According to Global Community Editor Mark Jones, Reuters have devised a community strategy to facilitate the development of the organisation in the 21st century. Some of the objectives include generating greater identity around their people, being more open to the audience and building networks.

Mobile journalism has been identified as the means to achieve this and there are a variety of examples where "mojo" has proven itself as a capable media tool. Click back to a previous post and take a look at the visual evidence.

Most people own mobile phones and as they become more sophisticated the video, audio and picture capabilities are being used more frequently for both professional and personal use.

I find the camera on my phone very convenient because it is always with me whenever a photo opportunity beckons (like when I took the above picture!). The video capability came in handy when I went on a holiday over Christmas. I took a short clip of my family in Malta saying hello to everybody back home so without having to invest in a camcorder I was able to make short videos that I could enjoy long after my holiday had ended.

However there is enormous scope for this technology to further develop. The camera on my phone is only two megapixels so the pictures are not of high quality. However it is inevitable that time will improve this.

I choose not to access the internet on my phone because the cost of downloading content is too high (about $70 a month for 8MB of data). For the same cost, a user in America or Europe can get unlimited data!

The launch of the Apple iPhone is a step in the right direction and websites such as You Witness are trying to encourage people to use mobile phones as a journalism device.

Only time will tell…

But while you're waiting, click here to read more on how mobile journalism is on the move.