Why being a freelance (entrepreneurial) journalist in my early years helped my career
I’m not that old, but I’m not that young either. I have a career that has spanned 14 years now, and sometimes, I feel the urge to share my experiences […]
Category Archives: Solo Journalism
New Media needs to transition to in-depth stories rather than breaking news
It seems that recent research shows that people these days, especially those between the ages of 18 to 34 are getting news fatigue, a condition where they are so overloaded […]
Video journalism basics – storytelling with no words or just with a single shot
Video journalism is all about visual storytelling. It is annoying to see video reports that is obviously just a voice-over with a bunch of visuals dumped over it that makes […]
Astro AWANI solo-journalist nominated for a National Press Club Award
I started the solo-journalism (SoJo) training in the Astro AWANI newsroom more than a year ago and the management even purchased about a dozen smartphones and tablets for this purpose. […]
Solo-journalists are intimate creatures!
Solo-journalism is becoming somewhat of a fixture these days in the international journalism world. I’ve been doing it for almost a decade now in Malaysia and I see that there […]
iPhone workflow for the solo-journalist
I have done immense advocating for solo-journalism, a style of multimedia journalism which sees only one person doing everything, basically a one-man-crew. He or she will handle the camera (both […]
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