Indigenous Mobile Journalism Initiative Gains Global Recognition

PORT MELBOURNE, Australia - May 1, 2013 - PRLog -- As a Nominee, NT Mojos (Northern Territory Mobile Journalists) has been selected as one of the five best in the world in its category, and is competing for the Internet industry's two most sought-after awards: The Webby Award and the Webby People's Voice Award.

Launched in 2011, the NT Mojos project was designed to foster story telling by enabling Indigenous people from remote Northern Territory communities with the skills and technology to tell their stories in their own way using specially equipped iPhones.

The worked was completed in partnership between the web development team at the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and TANK Branding, the Melbourne based brand and communications agency responsible for the interface design.

“The project is part of the Closing the Gap initiative aimed at giving remote local communities the opportunity to become mobile journalists and close the gap through local stories of change and hope. It’s wonderful that this work has attracted global recognition.” said Neil Shewan, Managing Director TANK Branding.

TANK Branding were engaged to design a dedicated interactive interface for the official NT Mojos site, showcasing the images and videos of these unique mobile journalists and placing them as the heroes of the site. Through Google mapping technology, you are also able to pinpoint where each Mojo video was shot, profiling the respective Mojos and their community with a focus on highlighting many of the successful 'Closing the Gap' initiatives around health, schooling, housing and creating safer communities

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For more information on NT Mojo visit www.ntmojos.indigenous.gov.au