Citizen Journalism and new media in the Philippines

BY TONYO CRUZ

FOR THE CEBU BLOG CAMPCAP BUILDING, CEBU CITY

MAY 22, 2010

On Citizen Journalism and New Media

1. WE HAVE RIGHTS

2. WE LOVE TO TELL STORIES

3. WE WANT TO SHARE INFORMATION AND INSIGHTS

4. WE HAVE THE TOOLS

Why we become citizen journalists

THERE IS NO SPECIAL “RIGHT” FOR JOURNALISTS AND BLOGGERS, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND

CITIZEN JOURNALISTS

THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO INFORMATION, OR THE RIGHT TO KNOW, BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE

ALSO COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITIES!

A reminder about rights

IT IS FALSE THAT BLOGS AND BLOGGERS ARE NOT GOVERNED BY ANY SET OF ETHICAL RULES.

NO RULES? THAT’S THE DUMBEST IDEA EVER.

Honesty is still the best policy.

1. ACCURACY

2. ACCURACY

3. ACCURACY

The 3 basic rules of news reporting

1. YOUR PARENTS2. YOUR SIBLINGS3. YOUR FRIENDS

4. YOUR PARTNERS

Think of the ways you tell a story to…

BASIC CONTENT OF OUR STORIES

EDITORIALIZING OR COMMENTING IS SECONDARY

IF YOU WANT TO PRIORITIZE MAKING COMMENTARIES, QUIT ON CITIZEN JOURNALISM

5W, 1H

Any one of theseAny one of these Or perhaps a combinationOr perhaps a combination

SexSomething weirdImportanceRelevanceEffect

Something newPersonalityProminenceConflictProximity

What is news?

Old mediaOld media New mediaNew media

Professional journalists gather and report the news they deem newsworthy

Big, staff capital needed

Highly-commercialized

Limited in scopeElitist, influential

Audience becoming the media themselves

Individuals, small groups work

Getting commercialized

Growing in scopeElitist, influential

Comparing old and new

ARE TOO BIG.

WE OFTEN ARE IGNORED. THEY HAVE LIMITED SCOPE. THEY RECYCLE NEWS.

AUDIENCE, US, MOVING FORWARD TO TAKE NEWS TO A NEW LEVEL

Limitations of old media

OLD MEDIA IS ELITIST IN TOPICS, LANGUAGE, SCOPE, CIRCULATION AND OUTLOOK.

BEING NEW MEANS MORE DEMOCRATIC, PROVIDING SPACE AND VOICE TO OTHERS

How “new” is new media

STRIVE TO BE CREDIBLE AND TO MAINTAIN CREDIBILITY

REJECT NEW MEDIA PAYOLA; DON’T ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE BRIBED

BE DIFFERENT, BE BETTER THAN OLD MEDIA!

Be the best of both worlds

BLOGS, TWITTER, PLURK, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, QIK, USTREAM.TV, JUSTIN.TV, FLICKR, PICASA,

TUMBLR, YAHOO MEME, POSTEROUS – AND DON’T FORGET SMS

Our tools, our new media

A 3G MOBILE PHONE IS YOUR BEST BET!

ALL ARE AVAILABLE ON MOBILE

COMPELS YOU TO POST IMMEDIATELY, AND TO KEEP THINGS SHORT AND SWEET

No computer needed!

•LIVE TWEETING•LIVE BLOGGING•LIVE STREAMING

Best way to go? Go live!

TAKE DOWN NOTES

USE THE PRESS RELEASE AS A GUIDE

WRITE, REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

CHECK AND RECHECK FACTS

Tips and techniques

START A RADIO STATION: PODCASTS

START A TV STATION: LIVE STREAM

START A NEWSPAPER: VIA BLOGS, MICROBLOGS

We can do these!

ALWAYS BETTER THAN WORKING ALONE.

YOU WILL HAVE MORE FUN, AND YOU CAN ASK OTHERS TO HELP YOU COVER AND UNDERSTAND AN

EVENT

Work in pairs or in groups

BLOGWATCH.PH

#JUANVOTE

INDYMEDIA

DEMOTIX

Best practices

BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY.

OLD MEDIA WILL NOTICE

YOU MAY BECOME THE NEWS

Expanding the audience

UNCHECKED ABUSES BY BLOGGERS TO RESULT IN LOW CREDIBILITY

MIMICKING OLD MEDIA, PAYOLA, “BUSINESS”-DIRECTED OPERATIONS

What to watch out for

NOT REALLY AND YES!

POTENTIAL AUDIENCE:25M FILIPINO NETIZENS

MORE ABROAD

Is it difficult? Is it worth it?

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MARAMING SALAMAT!