New media and health reporting

Sanjana HattotuwaEditor, Groundviews (www.groundviews.org)

what is new media?

• New media is a term meant to encompass the emergence of digital, computerized, or networked information and communication technologies in the later part of the 20th century. New media is not television programs, feature films, magazines, books, or paper-based publications. (Wikipedia)

new media and foundations

• Blogs

• Social networks (Twitter, Facebook, Myspace)

• Google Maps

• Mobiles: SMS, MMS, Mobile photography and video

• VoIP: Skype, Google Chat

• And making it all possible are ADSL, 3G HSPA wireless broadband

What is out there?

mapping: Health Maphttp://healthmap.org/en

mapping: Health Map for smartphoneshttp://healthmap.org/en

accountability: checking factshttp://www.healthnewsreview.org

mobile health: MOCAhttp://mocamobile.org

twitter + celebrity: malaria awarenesshttp://twitter.com/RyanSeacrest/status/10537853732

twitter + celebrity: malaria awarenesshttp://twitter.com/kingsthings/status/10540262348

UN social media envoys to post and tweet for malaria control

• “Social media content and user-driven syndication have proven to be exceptional media assets in generating action behind, elevating awareness of, and increasing resources for global malaria efforts. With our malaria-related objectives within sight, this influential group of Social Media Envoys will help us exceed our awareness goals throughout the year,” the Special Envoy added.

• http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34082&Cr=malaria&Cr1=

wiki: Ask Dr Wikihttp://www.askdrwiki.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Physician_Medical_Wiki

wiki: Flu wikihttp://www.fluwikie.com

wiki: Wiki Surgeryhttp://www.wikisurgery.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

wiki: Medpediahttp://www.medpedia.com

wiki: Radiopaedia.orghttp://radiopaedia.org

Reporting health: Pulling in

ustream.tv: reporting via a PC

bambuser.com: mobile phone video reporting

drop.io: reports through audio

google news: headlines on the web

google reader: customised news feeds

Reporting health: Pushing out

wordpress.com: blogging health

google maps: plot incidents across sri lanka

health reporting media toolkit

Thank you