MWC Behind the Scenes: Buzz, outtakes and goodbyes
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is over. The night shift from Barcelona takes stock and looks back on almost two dozen articles and even more video content. Plus: outtakes and statistics from the event in the Spanish metropolis.
On two laptops and lots of caffeine, two journalists accompanied the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. With them: a pink plush unicorn, two laptops, two smartphones and two cameras. But that ends with this article. The night shift closes the editorial team in Barcelona for a year and we take a look behind the scenes.
Some statistics
We always keep statistics on working hours and output during longer field assignments. These figures are useful when we've had a good night's sleep at the end of the trade fair and have taken stock. Because we are hungry. We want more. Because a trade fair like the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona or the IFA in Berlin offer far more than we can cover.
Nevertheless, we can share the numbers with you.
- Working days between 22 February and 1 March: 7
- Logged working time: 102 hours 37 minutes
- Average working time per working day: 14 hours 39 minutes
- Articles written: 22
- Total characters including spaces: 113736
- Average length per article: 5169 characters
- Published videos: 31
- Total length of all videos:
- Average length of video:
- Distance covered on foot: 49.9 kilometres
By the way, we both walked in Dr Martens brand boots. We didn't have any aching feet to complain about. Our backs hurt a little, because our daily equipment weighed at least six kilograms. And, while we're at it: Without editor Luca Fontana as our duty editor and product management as our informants, the whole thing here in Barcelona would never have turned out so great.
And now... what next?
Back in Zurich, we will analyse this data, compare it with the stories and start our preparations for upcoming trade fairs. We will also carry out a kind of review in which we will take stories and videos apart once again to optimise the formats and content. What were the most important topics? What went well, what went badly? In the race against time, where does the depth justify itself, where is an overview enough?
Because we are far from finished. We may be dog-tired and exhausted, but we have no regrets.
Maybe we'll manage to see the city of Barcelona next year. Maybe one day we'll manage to work normal hours. Maybe, maybe. We're continuing to work on our methods, publishing tools, equipment, nutrition and everything that goes with a mission like this.
We'll see you again at the latest at the IFA in Berlin in autumn. See you then! We thank you for the comments, tweets and Instagram likes and hope you enjoyed reading about interesting things. The night shift says goodbye. Over and out.
By the way, the word of the fair is "verbiage".
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