How to Use Mobile Video for Newspaper Stories

Aug 25, 2021

With the evolution of mobile phone technology, it is now possible to record, edit and broadcast video straight from your phone. Community newspaper reporters are taking advantage of this, providing local news on multimedia platforms. Jennifer Moreau is one of those taking the lead in this area. In this video series, she will walk you through the exact process she uses to get her stories from her mobile to online.


Jennifer covers community news, provincial and federal politics, immigration, the environment, the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion and homelessness in Burnaby for the Burnaby Now. Her work has also appeared in the Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, the Province, the Times Colonist and the National Post. She is a leader in the industry of using mobile video for newspaper storytelling. Email her at jmoreau@burnabynow.com.

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