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Weblogs
as Journalism Watchdogs a Portuguese example
Luis Antnio Santos
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Manuel Pinto
http://www.webjornal.blogspot.com
Professional Education session IAMCR 2006 Conference, Cairo, 23-28 July
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Where are we?
perceptions
information societynetwork society
knowledge societylearning society
The hypercomplex society
Lars Qvortrup
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Qvortrups proposal
Complexity is the operative concept
Social organisation as determined by theability to manage complexity
No strong centre / no centralisedobservation and communication system
Ideal of polycentric and polycontextural
communication systems with stabilityguaranteed by the existence of means formutual observation
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Internet as a social spaceThe web as a simultaneous promoter of
problems and resource with the necessarytools to address them
The web as the first communicationmedium that combines the dissemination-and-the-effect media qualities in one
media structureDigital media are both mechanisms
to manage complexity and promoters
of new types of social organization
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Weblogs
as observation points?
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Weblogs
as observation points?
Technorati now (July 06)follows more than 49 million blogs
The Blog Herald calculated that some 70
million worldwide existed already in July 05
Portugal:
should not exceed 100 thousand- half of these on a single platform,
blogs.sapo.pt
(174 in early 03)
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Micro-causes
A portuguese examplePetitions normally launched by one blog
Simple language Can Xplease do / explain / inform
Inquisitive in tone; persistent in form (daily repetition in
a given period of time)Directed at institutions/officials
Contemporaneous (sometimes off the media agenda)
Taking full advantage of the viral
nature of the web and its multiple
and fluid interfaces with the off-line
Unpredictable in outcome
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Micro-causes in PT
(a few 2005 examples)
August: Abrupto (most read Portuguese blog) asksthe government to put online studies regarding thelocation of a future airport
October: Blogutica asks newspaper Pblico to
divulge information on the process by which it cameabout exclusive news material
October: Fod-i-do asks FIFA to have their web page
in PortugueseNovember: Fumaas ask the president to share his
opinion on the reshaping of national intelligence
agencies
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Micro-causes in PT
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Micro-causes in PT
Questioning Pblico
22-09-05: Pblico publishes a news story with
public relevant facts without quoting any sources
22-09-05: Jornalismo & Comunicao
questions Pblico and its editor; a few other
blogs raise similar concerns in the following days
03-10-05: Blogutica launches its micro-cause
with 17 blogger-subscribers07-10-05: Abrupto writes: Dear journalists,
welcome to the brave new world of an enlarged
public space
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Micro-causes in PT
Questioning Pblico
07-10-05: Bloguticas author publishes
a text on the Journalists Club site
10-10-05: The micro-cause manages
to gather the support of 80 blog-authors(among them, some of the most read)
12-10-05: Publicos editor answers bloggersconcerns during a TV programme on channel
2. The micro-cause was halted.
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Micro-causes
Symptoms of change
The newspaper:
Failed to provide
adequate assurances to
its readers on a particularnews story at the onset
and also after being
questioned by bloggersUnderestimated the
vitality of the blogosphere
Bloggers:
Used to the full
the nature of the format
Acted without respect
for the stature of the
said newspaper and its
professionals
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Micro-causes
Symptoms of change
The people formerly known as the audience(J. Rosen) are, to a relevant extent, assuming a
more active role in the scrutiny of journalism
That scrutiny seems to focus on the increasedneed for accurate and transparent information
gathering / presentation processes
Self-publication starts to realise the importance ofbeing less selfand more collaborative on some
matters
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Rupert Murdoch 13.03.2006
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Are the Pro-Ams taking over?
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Self-publication
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Changes in access
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Changes in accessTarefas
mltiplas
Acesso intensoe dinmico
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The relevance of news
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The relevance of news
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What now?Self publication (and all it encompasses
empowerment, recognition, role-playing,association, participation) is a fundamental part ofwhat some would call a new media ecosystem
In a hypercomplex society self-publication formats
cannot be predominantly compared to text, soundor video formats from the pre-digitalcommunication framework their structure, theirdynamics, and their rules of engagement are
otherThe consumption of media contents now happens
in a variety of supports and in both synchronousand asynchronous modalities
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What now?Challenges for journalism
(and journalism education):Integration of testimonial reports
Dealing with open source
information experiencesPreparing newsrooms and reporters
for a more active and exposed scrutiny
Promoting a professional profile closeto what Jane B. Singer would callthe socially responsible existentialist
Professional Education session IAMCR 2006 Conference Cairo 23-28 July
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thank you!
Luis Antnio Santos
http://www.atrium.wordpress.com
Manuel Pinto
http://www.webjornal.blogspot.com
Professional Education session IAMCR 2006 Conference, Cairo, 23 28 July
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