3QQ2M1-The Power of Media and Information

The Power of Media and Information

By Gene Paul Cruz

1. Explain the opportunities provided by the internet to empower people;

2. Discuss the effects of the internet as a popularizing agent;

3. Cite personal experiences on the effects of the power of media and information;

4. Promote a local tourist destination, hobby or business through social media.​

3QQ2M1-The Power of Media and Information

Objectives

LET'S check something...

Choose the correct answer that corresponds to the statement....​

Multiple Choice

A citizen journalist must be equipped with high-end cameras to tell news.

• True

• False

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Online selling started during the pandemic.

• True

• False

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People become effective agents in promoting tourism through social media.

• True

• False

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Being a watchdog is one of the roles of media in a democratic country.

• True

• False

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E-commerce can be seen even in Facebook.

• True

• False

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Citizen journalism involves the gathering and reporting of news by people who are trained as professional journalists.

• True

• False

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Citizen journalists have the advantage of capturing news where it happens and as it happens.

• True

• False

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Social media has nothing to do with tourism.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

E-commerce refers to products being sold through the internet.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Community problems and complaints are normal content of citizen journalists' reports.

• True

• False

The main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the internet) regarded collectively.

Media

MEDIA

Information is processed, organized and structured data. It provides context for data and enables decision making process. Facts provided or learned about something or someone.

Information

Information

"Content is fire. Social media is gasoline."

Content is fire. Social media is gasoline by Jay Baer

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Social media is not like any ordinary fuel. It is an efficient energy source that gets your engine running nicely and optimizes its power. Just think about us, the social media savvies, as cars loaded with high octane fuel. Surely, we would be going places at top speed, wouldn’t we?

Content is fire. Social media is gasoline

Because of the internet, never has information been as accessible as ever, and it is not just us receiving info; it is also us enabled to spread info like wildfire. So how does this go? Let’s explore.

Content is fire. Social media is gasoline

You Got the power!

Let's check your power as a responsible digital citizen​.

#SuperMIL​

Over the centuries, media and information has empowered people to improve themselves and create an impact for their societies. With the advancement of technology, we have practically become “super humans” in the light of media and information. So what are these special powers that we get through media? Consider the drawings below as your visual representation of “Super MIL”. List down the power that he/she possesses. Take note, we are not talking fiction here, so make sure that the powers you list are rooted to reality.

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Open Ended

What are my super powers related to media and information that you think? Type at least 2 super powers and why? (5 points for the superpower 5 points for the explanation)

Open Ended

What are my super powers related to media and information that you think? Type at least 2 super powers and why? (5 points for the superpower 5 points for the explanation)

This sense of empowerment is much more heightened these days with social media that is capable of making a local news a viral sensation. This is citizen journalism.

Citizen Journalism

Citizen Journalism

The gathering and reporting of news by people who are not trained as professional journalists (Hermans, Vergeer and D'Haenens, 2009.)

Citizen Journalism

Citizen Journalism

The instance when the people, otherwise known as the audience, employ the press tools they have in their possession to inform one another. (Rosen, 2008)

Citizen Journalism

CITIZEN JOURNALISM

To simplify matters, citizen journalism empowers anybody through modern technology and connectivity to create, enhance or verify media on their own or with others.

Citizen Journalism

CITIZEN JOURNALISM

Watchdog journalism is a form of investigative journalism where journalists, authors or publishers of a news publication fact-check and interview political and public figures to increase accountability.

Citizen Journalism

WATCHDOG

Aside from citizen journalism, there are other instances by which people are empowered by media, one of which has become so obvious these days because of the pandemic. With normal trade affected by the months of lockdown, many people can manage business through the basic yet powerful online platform.

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the online selling phenomenon

Considered one of the biggest Virtual Mall online. Lazada is an international e-commerce company owned by Alibaba Group. Established 2012.

LAZADA

Shopee Pte. Ltd. is a Singaporean multinational technology company which focuses mainly on e-commerce. First launched in Singapore in 2015

SHOPEE

The company offers food delivery and digital payments services via a mobile app. Ordering food is easier than before

GRAB FOOD

It is currently the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia, outside of China, operating in 12 markets across Asia.

FOOD PANDA

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Type other online selling you know.

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The growth of many e-commerce platforms is the effect of transition from traditional shopping channels to online platforms during quarantine.

How online selling is thriving in the new normal?

HOW ONLINE SELLING IS THRIVING IN THE NEW NORMAL

With the absence of traditional shopping channels, customers have flocked to e-commerce platforms to secure purchases and transactions. Many stores and restaurants have also transitioned online to serve their target market.

How online selling is thriving in the new normal?

HOW ONLINE SELLING IS THRIVING IN THE NEW NORMAL

Online selling platforms have witnessed significant growth in customer behavior during the pandemic. With this, it’s up to business sectors to improve its services to ensure loyalty among its target market. everyone can establish their own business even at home.

Transitioning from traditional shopping methods to online​

transitioning from traditional shopping methods to online

Another field that benefits from the empowerment through social media is tourism. Perhaps you would agree that oftentimes, your choice of a travel destination highly depends on the posts that you see in social media, and the more “Instagrammable” or photogenic the place is, the more you would be enticed to go there.

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TOURISM

EASY MIL

Let us check what you have learned by completing some tasks.​

Citizen journalism | Tourism

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

tasks

Let us set into Philippine context the power of citizen journalism. Gather three different news items posted by Filipino citizen journalists from social media platforms that went viral and were broadcast in any of the major Philippine networks. If possible, include a screenshot as an evidence. Follow this format:

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TASK I: SPOT THE CITIZEN JOURNALIST

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Instruction:

-look around the internet and identify a concerned citizen who posted something that went viral.​

Make a screenshot, follow the format on your right and send it here:

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https://forms.gle/vuv3oQiwEerod88d6

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TASK II: MI HOMETOWN YOUR HOMETOWN

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Instruction:

Promote your hometown as a tourist attraction. Use the best picture you can access (either from your personal collection or from other online sources) and explain why this deserves to be visited. Here is a sample format.

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a. Post it in your FB account.

b. Put the hashtags

#citizenjournalism

#mediaAndInformation

#MILBanban​

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