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JOURNALISM OUTSIDE THE MEDIA. Namibia - MAY 2013. Citizen Journalism . What is Citizen journalism or Participatory journalism
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JOURNALISM OUTSIDE THE MEDIA Namibia - MAY 2013
Citizen Journalism • What is Citizen journalism or Participatory journalism - Is it news media that is created and produced by citizens that have participated in a newsworthy event? Definitions are still being defined and reworked and fine tuned - Agreed that it is non professionals who are eye-witnesses (1st person accounts) or gather and process, analyse and report (publish) newsworthy events/happening on public platform • Power to define news has been has changed • New phenomenon • Is new media the platform for citizen journalism
Journalism outside the media in Namibia • Access – there is still limited access to internet • Connectivity – unstable and longer forms of online mechanisms or platforms are not popular • Devices – largely mobile • No independent or originals sources exist • Sources that do exist – source news from other “publications "and “repost” on their online platform
Mass media and the audience - Namibia • Audiences to online platforms are limited • Traditional media and new media recognise the need to engage in the new technology but also recognise the limitations of the audience • New media rely on traditional media to take message (news) to larger audiences • SMS pages in news papers and on radio • Facebook for TV • “Twittwrsphere” in dailies • New media platforms seem as complimentary to traditional media and the majority of participation is commentary and voicing protest or affirmation • Niche audiences more popular on social media platforms • Increased communities on FB – Talk shebeen, SPYL • Largely used by PR professionals to reach out to their particular traget audiences to promote products and services and gain required feedback from customers
Mobilising audiences • “MiniskirtGate • Rundu beach arrests – Dec 2012 • Further arrests – Jan 2013 • Prominent arrest – Jackie Asheke – Feb 2013 • Traditional media coverage – Feb 2013 and Police Inspector statement • Social media outcry • Gender groups and supporters mobilise themselves via social media platforms • Protests organised via social media • Protests covered by traditional media
Mobilising audiences • “The list” • List was “published” privately to a number of persons via social media (Facebook) • News and commentary spread fast across the media • Traditional media took note • No authoritative source found • Not covered by traditional media due to popular sentiment on social media that it was not newsworthy • Issue died
User generated content • Radio wave & 99 FM via Facebook • NBC TV and Radio via SMS • Radio Energy – polls • Data journalism – new and source of content creation mostly utilised by PR professionals
Blogs • Rare • Popular among photographers • Largely a site to promote work rather than journalism • Entertainment, celebrity, sport and fashion