Author, “Mobile Journalism” &| Founder, Smart Film School #Mojo #MobileJournalism #Trainer: Reuters, NYT, VRT, BILD, WAN-IFRA, IREX, InterNews, ICFJ, MBN . . .
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Journalism has changed. Or has it?
#TrustGraph study examines the 19-year transfer of trust from institutions to individuals with a master evidence matrix, 34 exclusive interviews, syllabus, interactive exhibits, and R1 academic rigor.
Vital Source (Barns & Noble College)
The hardcover edition of The Trust Graph is a library-ready scholarly monograph designed for reference collections and media studies programs.
Documents in film interviews how newsrooms build, lose, and repair audience trust.
On ingramSpark.
ISBN: 978-0-9903502-4-8
Across 19 years and 12 countries, one filmmaker chronicles journalism’s collapse and creators’ fragile authority.
#CinemaJournalism h/t @viewmagazine - my sensei who taught me solo video journalism 20 years ago in the dusty streets of old Cairo.
youtu.be/q3vMX731VRw?si=glA9…
2016. Your 1-1 interview with then candidate was disgraceful. I was there. I took notes. I teach from it now.
“How not to interview a dishonest person.” Savannah Guthrie actually held him to the fire.
Robb Montgomery retweeted
Flew to Afghan. w/different president on AF1. An insurgent missile struck Bagram runway before landing. Weather was bad so planned Marine 1 trip to Kabul scrubbed. We were w/president the whole time. Our safety wasn’t treated any differently from his. We were never decoys.
Over 19 years, a journalist-turned-filmmaker and anthropologist interviews editors inside newsrooms across 12 countries, turning a story of media innovation into an ethnographic lens at how journalism earns and loses trust.
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Outdoor time after publishing the massive #TrustGraph academic project (book, archive, dramaturgy, syllabus, exhibits, data visualizations.) The Film festival documentary is in post production in Hollywood.
1,831 miles. 6 states. 0 interstates. 🎥
I’m driving from FL to L.A. via backcountry.
From the road:
⛽ Gas: $3.80 avg
🪧 Trump signs: 0
🧢 MAGA hats: 0
🚗 Bumper stickers: 0
☕ Mentions in public: 0
#MobileJournalism
@BBCRosAtkins @ONA @NewspaperWorld
If you want to master the workflow of a modern mobile storyteller, join the News Creator Sprint.
smartfilmschool.com/courses/…
Dates: Two live sessions — February 17 and 26.
Offer: Save $100 by enrolling at the Early-Bird Rate here.
#NewsCreators
Who knew a mobile journalist would end up sharing the limelight with Mr. Beast?
That is exactly what is happening at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai next week.
#NewsCreators is the main event.
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My first media event of the new year claims to be the world's largest.
"The Newsroom is Dead
Why news is now creator-driven"
1billionsummit.com/speakers/…
1 Billion Followers Summit.
Jan 9-11.
#1billionsummit #creatoreconomy #journalism #newscreators
Are you ready to tell captivating video stories anytime, anywhere — all with just your smartphone?
robbmontgomery.com/smartphon…
I’d love to add your newsroom or classroom to the itinerary.
• November – NewsRewired, London
• January – Media Creators Summit in Dubai
• February – Florida
• April – Workshops at NABshow, Las Vegas
Workshop slots tend to fill quickly. DM me.
#mobilejournalism #Mojo
Use discount code: 30MOJOPSMC to save 30% off the #MobileJournalism University Edition Textbook.
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Endorsed by professors at Stanford Graduate School of Journalism and the Media School at Indiana University.
Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated Movie Stars have arrived
Meet Tilly Norwood - An AI-powered celebrity. AI actors will appear in everything from film and tv productions to podcasts, TikTok, YouTube, Ad campaigns and video games.
robbmontgomery.com/ai-influe…
Elaine Monaghan of The Media School - Indiana University has me teaching #MobileJournalism techniques to students in the #StoryLab sequence over the next two weeks.
Stoked for #Mojo.
🎬 #MobileJournalism Newsletter - September 2025
Game-changing updates for mobile journalists:
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FT Report: BBC threatens legal action against AI #Perplexity
"Perplexity is already engaged in a legal battle the New York Post and Wall Street Journal. It has also received cease and desist letters from The New York Times and Condé Nast."
#AI
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