refers to persons that are involved in the use, analysis, evaluation, and production of media and information
2 TYPES of PEOPLE MEDIA
1. PEOPLE AS MEDIA
2. PEOPLE IN MEDIA
PEOPLE AS MEDIA
they are the MEDIA itself. The person serves as the medium for another person to learn or acquire new knowledge
OPINION LEADERS
is a leader for a certain group who gives details and information to lesser active persons in the
group
CITIZEN Journalist
People without professional journalism training that use the tools of modern technology and the internet to create, augment or fact-check media on their own or in
SOCIAL JOURNALIST
A journalist uses social media to make their content available to more people.
Characteristics of social media:
Individualized
Connects with friends and people
Uploads content in real-time
Enables conversations (both private and public)
Provides tracking history and threads)
FORMATS of Social Media:
Relationships / Social Network
Micro-blogging
Special Interest Network
Media Sharing
Collaborative News
Discussion Forums
Buying / Merchant Sites
VirtualWorlds (mostly games)
ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS of using social media in the following
1. Relationships
2. Entertainment
3. Learning
4. Recognition
5. Career Progression
CROWDSOURCER
The person who obtains
needed services, ideas, or
content by soliciting
contributions from a large
group of people and especially
from the online community
PEOPLE IN MEDIA
they are the people behind another form of media. They use other forms of media such as text media, visual media, multimedia, etc.
TYPES OF JOURNALISTS BY
Print Journalists
Photojournalists
Broadcast Journalists
Multimedia Journalist
Characteristics of People Media:
Charismatic - appeals to the senses of different people.
Updated - in the know of the latest information.
Articulate - expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language