Sometimes the media will go one step further and use reports submitted by the audience often via some online media. For exampe televison news can incorporate videos from Youtube created by citizen journalists, which are also published on a website of the TV network.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Integrating audience and encouraging citizen journalism
An extremely widespread trend is for traditional media - such as print media, television and radio - to employ social media and the Internet to conect with the audience and integrate its opinions. A debate on TV or radio may incorporate opinions or questions the journalist gets from e-mail or twitter. Here is a video summing up media use of Twitter:
Sometimes the media will go one step further and use reports submitted by the audience often via some online media. For exampe televison news can incorporate videos from Youtube created by citizen journalists, which are also published on a website of the TV network.
Sometimes the media will go one step further and use reports submitted by the audience often via some online media. For exampe televison news can incorporate videos from Youtube created by citizen journalists, which are also published on a website of the TV network.
Traditional media integrate online media
There is a trend for traditional media publishers to use several other media channels besides their publication itself. Most print newspapers have online edition. However they also can go yet further and incorporate other media through their website. A newspaper can offer live videocasts on its website and eqiup its reporters with smartphones, so they can shoot videos from scene of event and instantly upload them to newspaper's website, thus the Newspaper is taking over functions ov television.
As example, the Latvian weekly news magazine Ir uses social media and its own website to offer news and comentary all the time.
Ir also used social media recently to allow readers to follow and take part in their investigative journalism experiment on bycicle theft in wich 5 bycicles equiped with GPS tracers were placed in various locations in Riga to be stolen. The readers were also asked to report where they have had bycicles stolen.
As example, the Latvian weekly news magazine Ir uses social media and its own website to offer news and comentary all the time.
Ir also used social media recently to allow readers to follow and take part in their investigative journalism experiment on bycicle theft in wich 5 bycicles equiped with GPS tracers were placed in various locations in Riga to be stolen. The readers were also asked to report where they have had bycicles stolen.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Journalism in virtual reality
Virtual reality can be used by journalists in several ways. For example, virtual world Second Life is popular among real organizations for being represented in virtual reality. CNN set up office in Second Life to promote in-game citizen journalism. (Reference) It can also be used to organize meetings and discussions among people from different places in the world.(Reference) The opportunities are probably countless, however an interesting use of virtual reality to create cross media experience is Immersive journalism that uses technology to give a person opportunity to experience the news story. For this a Virtual world, such as Second Life may be used, a stand alone game may be created, or reality simulation may be created. For example, here, simulation is used to give experience of prisoner in Guantanamo bay prison:
Geographic news
It is possible to geotag journalistic content about certain place, so it can be viewed by someone visiting the location.
For example, British news provider ITN used an application that calculates users location using cell or WiFi data to display stories related to that location on Google maps. (Reference)
It can also be used to promote citizen journalism by inviting people to report on certain events and tag location. For example, Guardian.co.uk invited the readers to add geotagged photos from Flickr documenting Riots in UK in 2011. (Reference)
CNN used touch screen map application to cover 2008 presidental election. Here is a video explaining potential uses of the technology:
For example, British news provider ITN used an application that calculates users location using cell or WiFi data to display stories related to that location on Google maps. (Reference)
It can also be used to promote citizen journalism by inviting people to report on certain events and tag location. For example, Guardian.co.uk invited the readers to add geotagged photos from Flickr documenting Riots in UK in 2011. (Reference)
CNN used touch screen map application to cover 2008 presidental election. Here is a video explaining potential uses of the technology:
Print media offers online content
Many newspapers and magazines offer extra content accessible online by pointing cell phone to an image. In most cases QR code is utilized, however other means can also be used e.g. scanning an image with an iPhone. Here two methods are demonstrated in an advertising campaign for Reporters without borders:
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