media events: citizen journalism and media power

MajorEvents:CitizenJournalism&MediaPower

JenniferM.Jones

Workshop:DemandingtheImpossible10thAugust2016

@jennifermjones,jennifermjones.net

Aboutme:

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JenniferM.Jones(@jennifermjones)Educator&Researcher.EducaLon,socialmedia,digitalstorytelling,majorevents&ciLzenjournalism.Previous:DigitalCommonwealthProjectCoordinator.PTPhD.Greyhounds.

Alternative Media & Citizen Journalism

What this workshop could be…

• Using Olympic Games as perspective.. opportunity to hear about how and what citizen journalism can and has been used from different perspectives - relationship between mainstream and alternative media;

• An argument for the need for wider discussion and debate in this area;

• Ongoing dialogue - audience participation is welcome.

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participation

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Borrowingfromthe“mediaactivists”

• Dominantmainstreammedia,newspapers,corporatemarketing,publicrelations.

• Buildingnetworks,givingvoicestomarginalisedcommunities,challengedominantnarratives.

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Borrowingfromthe“mediaactivists”

• Dominantmainstreammedia,newspapers,corporatemarketing,publicrelations;

• “small”media-digital,mobile,app-based;• Buildingnetworks,givingvoicestomarginalisedcommunities,challengedominantnarratives.

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User-generated content

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Digital Common Wealth

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Professor David Mc Project Lead

Social MediaApplied

Practice

Practiceovertechnology

e.g.interviewskills,improvingmobile&audiooffootage,documentation

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DevelopingDigitalPractice

Usingaccessibledigital&mobiletoolstocapturestorieseffectively

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PRACTICE:'NODEDIT'VIDEOSection'3

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How'could'I'use'multimedia'for'my'projects?

• Capture'short'interviews'with'parKcipants'in'a'study'or'project;'

• Record'a'short'summary'of'a'new'intervenKon,'a'‘trailer’'for'the'full'arKcle;'

• Record/live'stream'presentaKons'or'seminars'so'others'can'watch'later;'

• Pictures'can'tell'1000'words.'They'also'are'very'compaKble'with'other'forms'of'social'media.

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Benefits'of'using'multimedia

• 60'seconds'of'video'can'convey'more'than'500''words'of'text,'can'save'time'but'also'illustrate'work'effectively;'

• If'you'host'on'a'content'community,'you'can'embed'the'materials'else'where,'increasing'chances'of'people'viewing;''

• Can'use'your'photos,'audio'and'videos'you’ve'made'in'presentations'and'blog'posts'without'needing'copyright'permissions.'

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CreaKng'content'with'parKcipants'

• You'must'ensure'you'gain'permission'before'recording'any'audio'or'video,'this'can'be'done'on'the'video'or'using'permission'forms;''

• Media'Trust'have'guidelines'on'how'to'prepare'permission'forms'for'broadcast'and'online'environments:'http://resources.mediatrust.org/uploads/136119021078840/original.pdf

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