Howard Rheingold raises interesting points in his piece on “moblogging”, where he said that the ultimate democratization of the media will not be about technological advances, rather, it will entail upholding old-fashioned standards to earn viewers’ trust.
Moblogging caters to the insatiable human thirst for new ways to learn, create, and communicate, and the political necessity for a truly effective peer-to-peer journalism, according to Rheingold, who reckons that moblogging is capable of reviving the glory days of journalism now that technology is no longer a barrier for most people. Imagine transmitting quality news stories while on the move. Journalism, certainly, got even better.
However, Rheingold also points out the need for proper training has become an important aspect of newsgathering for those who use technology capable of sending out information. Rheingold says that what is now important, is neither a kind of hardware nor a variety of software, but a species of literacy -- widespread knowledge of how to use these tools to produce news stories that are attention-getting, non-trivial, and credible.
If I was to believe Rheingold, those top-notch journalists have no reason to fear of losing their jobs because in the end the business of news, still requires skill and not merely technological know-how. “Journalism, if it is to deserve the name, is not about the quality of the camera, but about the journalist's intuition, integrity, courage, inquisitiveness, analytic and expressive capabilities, and above all, the trust the journalist has earned among readers,” Rheingold says. These qualities can only be achieved by churning out compelling and accurate stories day in and day out.
Going back to moblogging, Rheingold says the winners and losers of these evolving media field has yet to be determined, although the uncertainty of the situation presents an opportunity. “Only informed action in the near future could influence the way this nascent media culture develops -- or fails to develop -- for decades to come”.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Changing values
Reflecting on the series of articles published on Nieman reports about citizen journalism, I was particularly amazed as how CJ has evolved in such a short span of time. As part of the mainstream media, I consider CJ as a threat. But as a citizen myself, who is particularly concerned with community issues as well, I am happy for the advent of CJ, which I believe will play an even more important role in the release of information in the future. The public, now with a wide array of choices, will be the main beneficiaries of this phenomenon in the future.
I welcome the CJ phenomenon and just like, Dan Gillmor, I consider CJ practitioners an ally. CJ has yet to fully get off the ground in our city, Bacolod, because only a small percentage of the population has access to the internet. But our company, the Visayan Daily Star, is also not taking chances. It has launched a website to cater to web users and its audiences abroad as well, while it continues to publish news reports daily.
Nurturing trusted communities and citizen participation will eventually become the value for news organizations. No less than the BBC has acknowledged this idea. Richard Sambrook of BBC stressed that sustaining a healthy and strong relationship with the people will be the key for media’s survival but “technology is changing that relationship fundamentally”.
But more than its relationship with readers, the challenge for news organizations is mounting because of technology. This means journalists need to be more flexible and should adapt more skills as it gears up for convergence.
I welcome the CJ phenomenon and just like, Dan Gillmor, I consider CJ practitioners an ally. CJ has yet to fully get off the ground in our city, Bacolod, because only a small percentage of the population has access to the internet. But our company, the Visayan Daily Star, is also not taking chances. It has launched a website to cater to web users and its audiences abroad as well, while it continues to publish news reports daily.
Nurturing trusted communities and citizen participation will eventually become the value for news organizations. No less than the BBC has acknowledged this idea. Richard Sambrook of BBC stressed that sustaining a healthy and strong relationship with the people will be the key for media’s survival but “technology is changing that relationship fundamentally”.
But more than its relationship with readers, the challenge for news organizations is mounting because of technology. This means journalists need to be more flexible and should adapt more skills as it gears up for convergence.
CJ for a Healthy Democracy
Citizen Journalism promotes a healthy democracy with more citizens getting involved in relaying the information about their respective communities. The information made available by citizen journalists becomes more personal and points to the specific concerns of communities. But this is just one of the advantages of injecting citizen journalism in a news organization. While criticisms have been hurled against CJ, like the undeniable fact that is being done by “amateurs”, the advantages have been able to outweigh the pitfalls and even members of the traditional media have started to accept the fact that CJ has become a force in the way information has been made available for audiences. The power now shifts to the audience and the people, who are now given more options and a wide range of sources of information.
A brief manifesto from Hong Eun-taek, the editor-in-chief of perhaps the biggest citizen-journalism site, Oh My News, based in Seoul Korea states that “traditional means of news gathering and dissemination are quickly falling behind the new paradigm. . . . We believe news is something that is made not only by a George W. Bush or a Bill Gates but, more importantly, by people who are all allowed to think together. The news is a form of collective thinking. It is the ideas and minds of the people that are changing the world, when they are heard.”
I completely agree with Mr. Eun-taek. But for me, the comparison between traditional journalism and citizen journalism ends in the news gathering and sourcing aspect. Traditional journalism is here to serve the best interest of the people. It also shares the same goal with citizen journalism. And in the end, the community and the audience are the main beneficiaries.
A brief manifesto from Hong Eun-taek, the editor-in-chief of perhaps the biggest citizen-journalism site, Oh My News, based in Seoul Korea states that “traditional means of news gathering and dissemination are quickly falling behind the new paradigm. . . . We believe news is something that is made not only by a George W. Bush or a Bill Gates but, more importantly, by people who are all allowed to think together. The news is a form of collective thinking. It is the ideas and minds of the people that are changing the world, when they are heard.”
I completely agree with Mr. Eun-taek. But for me, the comparison between traditional journalism and citizen journalism ends in the news gathering and sourcing aspect. Traditional journalism is here to serve the best interest of the people. It also shares the same goal with citizen journalism. And in the end, the community and the audience are the main beneficiaries.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Bacolod boxer nears gold: radio version
The Philippines' Joan Tipon assured himself of a silver medal last night, while compatriots Godfrey Castro and Genebert Basadre settled for bronze medals in the 15th Asian Games boxing competitions in Doha, Qatar.
The 24-year-old Tipon, born in Bacolod City, won against Thailand’s Olympic silver medalist Woorapoj Petchkoom by superiority in the bantamweight semis, although the match had ended in a 13-all tie.
Tipon will fight for the gold against South Korea’s Soon Chul Han --- a 28-19 winner over Mongolian Badar Enkhbat in the semifinals --- on Wednesday night Another Filipino pug, Violito Payla, will battle Thailand’s Somjit Jongjohor for the flyweight gold tonight.
Castro, an Asian Games rookie, settled for a bronze, after losing, 20-40, to Thailand’s Suban Pannon in the lightflyweight semifinals. Basadre bowed to China’s Hu Qing, 18-29, in the lightweight division and limped home with another bronze.
The 24-year-old Tipon, born in Bacolod City, won against Thailand’s Olympic silver medalist Woorapoj Petchkoom by superiority in the bantamweight semis, although the match had ended in a 13-all tie.
Tipon will fight for the gold against South Korea’s Soon Chul Han --- a 28-19 winner over Mongolian Badar Enkhbat in the semifinals --- on Wednesday night Another Filipino pug, Violito Payla, will battle Thailand’s Somjit Jongjohor for the flyweight gold tonight.
Castro, an Asian Games rookie, settled for a bronze, after losing, 20-40, to Thailand’s Suban Pannon in the lightflyweight semifinals. Basadre bowed to China’s Hu Qing, 18-29, in the lightweight division and limped home with another bronze.
Bacolod boxer nears gold
Bacolod City-born boxer Joan Tipon moved a victory closer to an Asian Games gold medal, after stunning Olympic silver medalist Woorapoj Petchkoom of Thailand last night in a thrilling bantamweight semifinal clash in Doha, Qatar.
The 24-year-old Tipon, a lanky boxer from Purok Sibucao, Barangay Banago, scored on power punches and won the match by superiority, although the scoreline indicated a 13-all tie after the fourth and final round.
With the victory, Tipon assured himself of a silver medal. He will fight for the gold against South Korea’s Soon Chul Han --- a 28-19 winner over Mongolian Badar Enkhbat in the semifinals --- Wednesday night
Another Filipino pug, Violito Payla, will battle Thailand’s Somjit Jongjohor for the flyweight gold tonight.
A win against the South Korean will put Tipon on an elite list of Negrense prizefighters that includes Olympic silver medalist Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco and Reynaldo Galido of Bago City and Elias Recaido Jr. of Bacolod. The trio won golds in the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan.
Tipon, a Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, actually avenged the loss of another Negrense boxer, Godfrey Castro, who settled for a bronze medal, following a 20-40 setback at the hands of Thailand’s Suban Pannon.
Genebert Basadre, another SEA Games gold medalist, also settled for a bronze, after losing to China’s Hu Qing, 18-29, in the lightweight division.
Marking his first Asian Games appearance, Castro, 21, put up a brave fight in the first two rounds but lost to the experienced Thai. Filipinos inside the Aspire Hall 5 booed the judges each time Castro’s landed punches failed to register on the computerized scoreboard.
But Pannon proved too cunning for Castro and the Cadiz-born fighter wilted in the third round, before the referee stopped the fight one minute and 46 seconds into the penultimate round due to the 20-point margin rule.
Two fights later, it was Tipon’s time to turn the tables on a Thai fighter. The Bacoleño, who was also supported by Talisay City early in his amateur career, trailed, 2-4, the points coming from two solid shots to Petchkoom’s head.
A former Asian Boxing Championship outstanding boxer awardee, Tipon, who uses his counter-punching skills to pile up points, uncharacteristically went on attack-mode, tying the count at 5-all at the end of the third. He seized the initiative by landing a pair of left-right combinations in a rapid exchange for a 9-8 advantage, paving the way for a thrilling finish.
The Negrense boxer reached the 13-point mark ahead but Petchkoom, who employed some dirty tactics by clinching Tipon everytime he was at the losing end of the exchange, tied the match with less than a minute left.*Cedelf P. Tupas
The 24-year-old Tipon, a lanky boxer from Purok Sibucao, Barangay Banago, scored on power punches and won the match by superiority, although the scoreline indicated a 13-all tie after the fourth and final round.
With the victory, Tipon assured himself of a silver medal. He will fight for the gold against South Korea’s Soon Chul Han --- a 28-19 winner over Mongolian Badar Enkhbat in the semifinals --- Wednesday night
Another Filipino pug, Violito Payla, will battle Thailand’s Somjit Jongjohor for the flyweight gold tonight.
A win against the South Korean will put Tipon on an elite list of Negrense prizefighters that includes Olympic silver medalist Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco and Reynaldo Galido of Bago City and Elias Recaido Jr. of Bacolod. The trio won golds in the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan.
Tipon, a Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, actually avenged the loss of another Negrense boxer, Godfrey Castro, who settled for a bronze medal, following a 20-40 setback at the hands of Thailand’s Suban Pannon.
Genebert Basadre, another SEA Games gold medalist, also settled for a bronze, after losing to China’s Hu Qing, 18-29, in the lightweight division.
Marking his first Asian Games appearance, Castro, 21, put up a brave fight in the first two rounds but lost to the experienced Thai. Filipinos inside the Aspire Hall 5 booed the judges each time Castro’s landed punches failed to register on the computerized scoreboard.
But Pannon proved too cunning for Castro and the Cadiz-born fighter wilted in the third round, before the referee stopped the fight one minute and 46 seconds into the penultimate round due to the 20-point margin rule.
Two fights later, it was Tipon’s time to turn the tables on a Thai fighter. The Bacoleño, who was also supported by Talisay City early in his amateur career, trailed, 2-4, the points coming from two solid shots to Petchkoom’s head.
A former Asian Boxing Championship outstanding boxer awardee, Tipon, who uses his counter-punching skills to pile up points, uncharacteristically went on attack-mode, tying the count at 5-all at the end of the third. He seized the initiative by landing a pair of left-right combinations in a rapid exchange for a 9-8 advantage, paving the way for a thrilling finish.
The Negrense boxer reached the 13-point mark ahead but Petchkoom, who employed some dirty tactics by clinching Tipon everytime he was at the losing end of the exchange, tied the match with less than a minute left.*Cedelf P. Tupas
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