Washington Post reporter Frank Ahrens writes up the new focus of Gannett’s news model: A Newspaper Chain Sess Its Future, And It’s Online and Hyper-Local #

Ahrens begins the article by profiling Chuck Myron, a “MoJo” or Mobile Journalist: #

Myron, 27, is a reporter for the Fort Myers News-Press and one of its fleet of mobile journalists, or “mojos.” The mojos have high-tech tools — ThinkPads, digital audio recorders, digital still and video cameras — but no desk, no chair, no nameplate, no land line, no office. They spend their time on the road looking for stories, filing several a day for the newspaper’s Web site, and often for the print edition, too. Their guiding principle: A constantly updated stream of intensely local, fresh Web content — regardless of its traditional news value — is key to building online and newspaper readership. #

Remember what I wrote at the end of October: What every student reporter should have. Now is the time to get familiar with these tools, and start handing out digital cameras and digital audio recorders to all student reporters. The sooner they learn to use them, the better prepared they’ll be for their future careers. #

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