Emergence of Citizen Media

What enables citizen engagement?

Having your Picture Taken

THEN NOW

The Camera

THEN NOW

Breaking News

THEN NOW

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Recording a Story/Event

THEN NOW

Who was the REAL WINNER at the Pacquiao-

Mayweather fight?

Source: http://www.rappler.com/

Who was the REAL WINNER at the Pacquiao-

Mayweather fight?

Source: http://www.rappler.com/

What Major Daily Headlines Said

0NBC News: “Mayweather-Pacquiao: Periscope ‘Won by Knockout’

0CNN: “Mayweather-Pacquiao fight made Periscope the new Napster

0CNBC: “Periscope spills the beans on Mayweather-Pacquiao streams”

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We Are SOCIAL

We Are MOBILE

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What’s Changed?

0 Smartphones, apps, faster internet access

0 Citizen = recorder + editor + gatekeeper + publisher

0 Bureaucratic barriers are broken down by social media. Direct access now possible to decisionmakers.

0 Real-time reporting

0 Virality

0 The Internet DOES NOT FORGET

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“I think people who are dedicated to establishing a reputation for getting a story right and getting it first don’t necessarily have to work for The Washington Post or The New York Times.”

~ Howard Rheingold (author, artist and designer, theorist and community builder)

Evolution of Citizen Media

CONSUMERSOF

INFORMATION

CREATORSCURATORS

PUBLISHERSSHARERS

What Citizens Publish

Citizen Journalism

Opinions

Fact Checking

Curation

Blogging

Real-time reporting

Multimedia content

provider

How Citizens’ Stories feed into Traditional Media Channels

Citizen Journalism

TV

RADIO

PRINT (newspapers/magazines)

INTERNET

Why even engage citizens?

0 When presented the chance, citizens WANT TO HELP

0 Citizen feedback serves as your eyes and ears

0 Even negative comments can help

0 Citizens keep governance on its toes

0 Globally, social media is empowering a government of the people

How to Engage Citizens

0Authentic voice, willingness to help

0Calm and sober tone but firm

0Don’t feed the trolls

0 Informative, listening ear

0Humor, as relevant

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Citizen Advocacy Group in the PH

(2009-Present)

Blog Watch 2009

7 of 9 Presidential Candidates

Manny Villar | Noynoy Aquino | JC delos Reyes | Richard Gordon & Bayani Fernando| Nick Perlas | Gibo Teodoro | Eddie Villanueva (not shown here)

Curiosity over citizen participation (2010)

Inaugural Accreditation

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Citizen Journalistvs.

Citizen Advocate

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Issues We’ve Tackled

0#EpalWatch0#SpamTextWatch0Preservation of cultural and heritage sites0Protection of the environment0PDAF/DAP pork barrel scam (#ScrapPork Network)0People’s Initiative Against Pork (PIAP)0Corona impeachment trial0RH bill

Issues We’ve Tackled

0Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill0Domestic violence and child abuse0Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom

(#MCPIF)0Pro breastfeeding0Cyberbullying0Plagiarism0Others

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Challenges Faced by Citizens

1. Transparency

• Are we believable/credible?

• Are we transparent?

• Do we exhibit a sense of justice and fair play?

• Are we open-minded? (left, center, right)

• Do we always aim for social good?

• Do we have a disclaimer?

2. Filtering real news from the noise

Photo source: http://www.ushahidi.com/2009/02/04/crisis-info-crowdsourcing-the-filter/

3. Responsible Posting

• Non-libelous

• Based on firsthand experience/info or reliable mainstream media information

• Don’t shoot the messenger! Focus on the issues.

• Mistakes will be made because there is no mold for social media evolution. We continue to learn from our mistakes.

4. Constructive Engagement

Source: World Bank Coursera course on “Citizen Engagement”

5. The ‘Troll Patrol’

Photo source: http://democraciapolitica.blogspot.com/2014/05/troll-em-comentarios-de-blog-orkutchats.html

• Maintain a respectful stance. Remember, your conversation is seen by the entire online public.

• A troll is often paid to disrupt & foment anger. Expecting to convince him to come over to your side is useless.

• IGNORE! Don’t feed the trolls!

• Exposing black ops is often best way to stop it

The Future of Citizen Media

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