Chapter 9: Citizen Journalism

Question 1

New technology has brought about unprecedented possibilities for information gathering and sharing. This is evidenced by the growing number of so-called?

Answer 1

Citizen Journalists

Question 2

The hottest buzzword in media today, _ can be defined as the “participation of non-journalists or ordinary citizens in the process of gathering, reporting, and disseminating the news”.

Answer 2

Citizen Journalism

Question 3

Anyone armed with a digital camera and/or recorder (even if it’s only a feature in your cell phone), who reports an issue or event via the Internet.

Answer 3

Citizen Journalist

Question 4

As noted by _, a technology reporter formerly with the Los Angeles Times:

The idea of citizen journalism is that people without professional journalism training can use the tools of modern technology and the global distribution of the Internet to create, augment, or fact-check media on their own or in collaboration with others.

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Mark Glaser

Question 5

The concept of news that has evolved into a reality, not only for broadcast journalists but also for print journalists.

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24/7

Question 5

The concept of news that has evolved into a reality, not only for broadcast journalists but also for print journalists.

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24/7

Question 6

It does not only redefine the concept of time, it also redefines the concept of space and readership.

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Internet

Question 7

In print, it is finite and so articles need to be properly allocated so that there is room for all submitted stories plus advertisements.

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Space

Question 8

Similarly, it is limited the distribution capability of the publication, usually nationwide for mainstream media and province-wide for community papers (Khan, 2006).

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Readership

Question 9

On television, this is limited to thirty-to-forty-five-minute programs, while its broadcast is limited to the satellite range and capability of the network.

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News

Question 10

On the Internet, the _ is almost infinite and _ is worldwide.

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Space; Readership

Question 11

It is no longer a constraint, most online articles are kept shorter and easier to read than a printed page for the sake of online readers.

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White Space

Question 12

They advise that articles be kept as concise as possible.

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Web designers

Question 13

In print, using these to highlight key points is common practice for Web writing.

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bullets

Question 14

It means it does not follow the page numbering of a paper and there is no back page.

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Non-Linear

Question 15

The ability to link words to other Web pages (either within your own website or an external site) to enable readers to access more information about a concept or word within the story.

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Hypertextuality

Question 16

We use this when writing for the print medium, making sure that we have thoroughly discovered the 5Ws and H (who, what, where, when, why, and how) of an event or issue.

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inverted pyramid format

Question 17

Is multimedia; it combines print and broadcast media.

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Online Journalism

Question 18

It is supported by the text of the story, while photos and audio clips are used to add drama.

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sound bite of a video clip

Question 19

Online journalism has greater _ than traditional media.

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interactivity

Question 20

He/She writes a letter to the editor and hopes that he/she will read and publish it. He/She can add his or her “comment” to the story or e-mail the Web publication soon after reading the article or he/she /can share the story on a social networking medium like Facebook or Twitter.

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print reader

Question 21

_ that encourage feedback through text messaging also experience a greater response.

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Media organizations

Question 22

Online journalism leads to _. Readers are no longer limited to being the consumers of news and information. They can be its creators through their own websites, blogs, and social networking sites.

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people empowerment

Question 23

Media organizations, whose heads are conscious of the future of journalism, are gearing up for the so-called _.

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convergence newsroom

Question 24

To achieve this, media organizations train their editors and reporters to be _.

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multimedia savvy

Question 25

In the Philippines, convergence journalism is led by these two media giants. They are also embracing the citizen journalist phenomenon.

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Inquirer.net and GMAnews.tv

Question 26

ABS-CBN, the country’s longest-running citizen journalism program’s _ conducted with partner schools and civil society organizations.

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Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo

Question 27

The ABS-CBN senior vice president for integrated news said in a press statement dated December 3, 2013, “Citizens are saying, it is not enough just to vote…”

Answer 27

Ging Reyes

Question 28

Making a ripple in the world of social media is _, the first fully online news media site running on a social media platform. It became the third most popular online news source in the country according to California-based Web information company Alexa. It is known for crowdsourcing news, or tapping citizen journalists for updates about breaking news.

Answer 28

Rappler

Question 29

Rappler was begun by these veteran journalists.

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Maria Ressa, Glenda Gloria, and others in 2011

Question 30

During the visit of Pope Francis, various schools and religious youth organizations, called _ were enlisted by Rappler across Manila and Leyte as part of the “people’s coverage” of the papal visit on January 15-19.

Answer 30

Movers

Question 31

A term derived from the words web and log, provide non-journalist individuals a venue to publish their opinion or news articles at little or no cost.

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Blog

Question 32

People who write blogs are called _.

Answer 32

bloggers

Question 33

A term derived from the words web and log, provide non-journalist individuals a venue to publish their opinion or news articles at little or no cost. It looks like an online journal but is formatted like a simple website and can be used to link an article to other websites.

Answer 33

Blog

Question 33

A term derived from the words web and log, provide non-journalist individuals a venue to publish their opinion or news articles at little or no cost. It looks like an online journal but is formatted like a simple website and can be used to link an article to other websites.

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Blog

Question 34

Ordinary citizens with popular blogs include:

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“Calvin’s Hub” and “A day in the life of RJ”

Question 35

These generally remain at the level of personal journals, with topics ranging from dating, family and friends, vacations, business experiences, and electronic gadget updates.

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Filipino blogs

Question 36

Even priests share their insights regarding societal and doctrinal issues through blogs such as Cebu-based Reverend _.

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Father Roy Cimagala

Question 37

They carry a listing of “priests on the blogs” in its website.

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Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines

Question 38

Some journalists establish their own blogs to be able to share material that they could not publish in print due to lack of space or anonymous sourcing. Popular ones include the blogs of _.

Answer 38

Ellen Tordesillas and John Nery

Question 39

In the United States, it has become one of the most popular social media news sites.

Answer 39

Huffington Post

Question 40

A news aggregator and community blog, the Huffington Post grew out of Ariana Huffington’s popular blog, which at the height of its popularity had an average 17 million page views a days according to the US media company Quantcast vis-a-vis the circulation of the Los Angeles Times estimated at 2 million readers.