Don't look down on me...

Mojo1

Mid-morning July 9, 2009

He rewrote press releases. I made the extra call. He makes $20,000 more doing a lesser job. I lost my desk to save money for the company. He writes short and obvious. I’ve always tried to be more in-depth. Then, this reporter stuck in traditional old ways looks down on me, my $69 photo vest and the rest of my attire. He looks me down twice… The funny, obvious, and silly fact is that the clothes I have on are much more fashionable and costly then his on less the salary. Same company, yet not even a “hello” or “how you doing?” Reporters should reunite and embrace Mojo, a.k.a. “Mobile Journalists.” Just because I don’t have a desk, don’t discriminate, I once had a desk and still a productive part of a company and office life. I just go the extra yard, reach out and do the most I can for a story, I’m not worried about what my colleagues are wearing, but more about what they’re writing.

What's a Mojo?

A Mojo is the term used for Mobile Journalist. A Mobile Journalist is in short terms, "a journalist who does it all." We take our own photos, videos, writes the story, and then publishes the Multimedia remotely into use on web sites, Blogs, and for publication in magazines or news print.
Armed with a camera, and laptop, the Mojo works from the field and doesn't necessarily work from a desk. Mojos are profitable for companies primarily due to the fact they produce much more content than traditional reporters, take their own photos (so in most cases there's no need for a photographer), take their own video (so in most cases there's no need for video personnel), and don't require permanent office space. Mojos can work from anywhere.