A MoJo filming in Beirut, Lebanon So what has International Media Solutions LLC (IMS) been up to this Fall you might ask?
Well we’ve been hitting the ground running, this time bringing the MoJo back to the Middle East. IMS Owner, Michael Clarke, just returned from a three-month stint in Beirut where he was working with Transterra Media on their Voices4Change project that aims to create a cadre of 600 youth media activists in the MENA region with the confidence, skills and access to make their voices heard.
On the 3rd of October the third Voices4Change mentor workshop kicked off at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Amman for three days. Mentors from Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan were all in attendance. The main goals of the workshop were to discuss program methodologies, familiarize them with the MoJo Kit™, educate them on the effective use of the V4C youth media guide, and engage them on how to best bring youth voices forward within mainstream media.
Well we’ve been hitting the ground running, this time bringing the MoJo back to the Middle East. IMS Owner, Michael Clarke, just returned from a three-month stint in Beirut where he was working with Transterra Media on their Voices4Change project that aims to create a cadre of 600 youth media activists in the MENA region with the confidence, skills and access to make their voices heard.
On the 3rd of October the third Voices4Change mentor workshop kicked off at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Amman for three days. Mentors from Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan were all in attendance. The main goals of the workshop were to discuss program methodologies, familiarize them with the MoJo Kit™, educate them on the effective use of the V4C youth media guide, and engage them on how to best bring youth voices forward within mainstream media.
The first day went off without a hitch. The mentors who are all professional journalists from from the Levant set their goals, and were fully informed on all aspects of the V4C program. Mentors debated whether videos should present solutions or merely the issues. Mentors Bashar Mashni, Dalia Al Nimir, and May Farra suggested that the MoJos (mobile journalists) should not just keep to non-political issues but have full freedom in what they want to cover which was agreed to. To date over 60 pitches have been generated by the youth. Those pitches will be reviewed, critiqued, and approved by the mentors (aka green-lighted) for production.
Day 2 was all about the MoJo Kit™. Mentors were taught how to write, produce, edit and distribute their work from one device. Mentors also discussed the amount of time needed for student workshops, delivery dates, MoJo recruitment, and what themes the MoJos will be filming.
The final day concluded the jam-packed agenda. The mentors learned how to edit their videos using the online editor WeVideo. WeVideo allows the MoJo regardless of their location, to work on their films and share their media with their peers seamlessly without the need to purchase expensive editing software suites.
All in all it was a great three days. Now the mentors are taking what they learned and training over 75 new MoJos...so get ready to see some amazing videos in the coming months!
In the meantime here is a promo video we put together to explain the V4C project and introduce you to some of the MoJos and mentors who make it all happen:
Day 2 was all about the MoJo Kit™. Mentors were taught how to write, produce, edit and distribute their work from one device. Mentors also discussed the amount of time needed for student workshops, delivery dates, MoJo recruitment, and what themes the MoJos will be filming.
The final day concluded the jam-packed agenda. The mentors learned how to edit their videos using the online editor WeVideo. WeVideo allows the MoJo regardless of their location, to work on their films and share their media with their peers seamlessly without the need to purchase expensive editing software suites.
All in all it was a great three days. Now the mentors are taking what they learned and training over 75 new MoJos...so get ready to see some amazing videos in the coming months!
In the meantime here is a promo video we put together to explain the V4C project and introduce you to some of the MoJos and mentors who make it all happen:
IMS would like to thank Mr. Ali Zein, the V4C Production Coordinator and Transterra Media’s official travel agency, Barakat Travel, for arranging all the details of the conference including flights, transportation, accommodation, food, and the conference room.
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