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MoJoCon 2016: Apps for Journalists

Posted May 02, 2016
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Last week was MoJoCon 2016 in Dublin, Ireland.  With the world's experts in mobile video and journalism decending on the convention, tips and tools of the trade are exchanged.  Here is a list from journalismtools.io of the years best new apps for mobile journalists.  The list includes apps for VR, field audio recording, finding stories, and more.

Check out the list here.

 


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