THE MOJO IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

@article{Martyn2009THEMI,
  title={THE MOJO IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM},
  author={Peter Martyn},
  journal={Journalism Practice},
  year={2009},
  volume={3},
  pages={196 - 215}
}
  • P. Martyn
  • Published 26 February 2009
  • Sociology
  • Journalism Practice
Digital technology has revolutionized the journalist's toolkit with affordable miniaturized still and video cameras for producing high-quality multimedia, and connection equipment enabling that content to be transmitted via satellite from almost anywhere on the globe for publication on the Internet. Two results have been the advent of news production by an innovative type of lone, multimedia reporter, known as a “mojo” (mobile journalist) or “sojo” (solo journalist), and an increasing focus on… Expand
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