Power of Media/Information

• Along with the evolution of media and information, people from all over the globe can : communicate faster and easier, transact business more efficiently and conveniently, disseminate information with lightning speed
• It should also be necessary to note that media has so much power in all aspects of the society, as it can equally damage as well as build if not utilized wisely.
• Media and Information undeniably hold power over citizens and offer a wide range of opportunities in aspects of the society such as social, educational, economic, political
• Whether positive or negative fame, development, news or change, this is the power of media
• It can make or unmake people, remove, change or topple an organization or even change an entire culture
• This power is manifested in another breakthrough that came with the evolution of media and has given birth to a new journalistic form
• Citizen Journalism - Done by people without professional journalism training using tools of modern technology and the global distribution of the internet
• Citizen Journalism - on their own or in collaboration with others to create media, augment media, fact-check media
• Online Selling - Act or process of selling goods, products or services via an internet or mobile app, auction site, online classified advertisement, online shop, social networking, social media or web shop
• Online Shopping - A form of electronic commerce which allows the consumer to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser or a mobile app
• Advertising - an industry used to call the attention of the public to something, typically a product or service
• Advertising - means of communication in which a product, brand or service is promoted to a viewership to attract interest, engagement and sales
• Advertising - the practice and technique employed to bring attention to a product or service
• There are also threats, risks, abuse and misuse in dealing with media and information
• Cybercrime - The use of computer as an instrument to further illegal ends. Committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities and violating privacy
• Fraud social networks - fake networking sites made to steal information from a viewer or user. Means of hacking or identity theft
• Identity Theft - The fraudulent acquisition and the use of someone's private identifying information, usually for financial gain
• Phishing - The fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data such as usernames, password and credit card details, by distinguishing oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication
• Hacking - an attempt to exploit computer system or a private network inside a computer. The unauthorized access to or control over computer network security systems for some illicit purpose
• Create - Bring into existence
• Augment - To make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase
• Fact-check - The action of confirming the truth of an assertion made in speech or writing
• Newsworthy - Interesting or important enough to report as news