Session 201 Building New Crisis Communications Capabilities Session 20 Slide Deck Slide 20-

Session 202 Session Objectives 20.1Discuss citizen journalism and traditional media 20.2Examine new media sites and mechanisms. 20.3Identify new partnerships 20.4Discuss how online news sites are replacing traditional media 20.5Discuss how government is using new media Slide 20-

New Definition of Community Routinely form online after natural disasters Living in the same geographical area Shared interests and other connections Virtual communities: –Not necessarily physically close to each other –Have common interests –Receive, create and exchange information Form personal relationships and engage in social interactions Session 203 Slide 20-

Interactive Flow of Information Formal networks –Online news reporting –Emergency information services –Mechanisms for online donations Informal social networks –First hand accounts of the disaster –Posting of pictures and videos, blogs, and chat rooms Session 204 Slide 20-

New Media Terms Blog Wiki Citizen Journalism Video Blogging YouTube Facebook Mashup Session 205 Podcast Short Message Service (SMS) Twitter Flickr Widget Slide 20-

Online Technologies Change and Improve Communications Speeding up the flow of information Increasing the means and odds that people can access and share information. Decentralizing and democratizing the flow the of information Humanizing the crisis Expanding the community Enlarging the perspective Altering the narrative Enriching, expanding and enhancing the coverage Session 206 Slide 20-

Citizen Journalists Active Role Former Audience Decentralization Session 207 Slide 20-

Traditional Media and Online Contributors Use the information and images generated online Appreciate, incorporate and rely on citizen journalism Lost their monopoly as news providers and their command of the public’s attention Value to newsroom at no cost Session 208 Slide 20-

Three Models for Incorporating and Accommodating New Media Calls for contribution Formal partnerships Replacement of traditional media altogether Session 209 Slide 20-

Calls for Contribution Former audience Routinely ask for and feature How to contribute Session 2010 Slide 20-

New Media Contributions Building architecture Contributing pieces to a larger story Mapping news in communities Contributing audio and video Sharing knowledge and information Harnessing resources Informing public officials Session 2011 Slide 20-

Formal Partnerships Formal ventures in shared newsgathering Global Voices –Leveraging the power of citizen’s media –Wide variety of technologies, blogs, podcasts, photos, videos, wikis, tags aggregators and online chats –Understand the context and relevance of information, views, and analysis –Global Voices has made itself a filter –Formal alliance with Reuters International Session 2012 Slide 20-

Formal Partnerships Associated Press and NowPublic –Share images and video –Raise the quality of citizen photojournalism Session 2013 Slide 20-

iBrattleboro.com Established in Vermont in 2003 Written by the people of Brattleboro Read and write your own news Home Session 2014 Slide 20-

Greensboro101 Created in North Carolina in 2005 Built around existing bloggers Aggregates blog contents Opposing view Session 2015 Slide 20-

New Core Mission for Community News Reporting Construct the hubs that will enable ordinary people Provide a megaphone Who are the community experts? –Heads of organizations, or people with titles, or elected officials? –Or is it the people who live there day after day? Mine locals’ expertise and amplify it Find it and nurture it Embrace new partners Session 2016 Slide 20-

Short Message Service (SMS) Katrina and Sichuan Earthquake - works when others do not Holland - mobile alert system based on cell broadcast technology India - warning simultaneously in 14 languages USA – Twitter Session 2017 Slide 20-

FEMA Social Media Stats (as of April 4, 2012) Facebook page had “78,444 likes · 1,287 talking about this.” Twitter account had “following 474 other Twitter accounts and had 102,675 followers.” YouTube account had “4,917 subscribers and 492,526 video views.” Session 2018 Slide 20-

FLSERT Social Media Sites Stats (as of April 4, 2012) Twitter account had “1,523 followers and is following 9 other Twitter accounts.” Facebook page had “1,590 likes.” Session 2019 Slide 20-

The City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department Social Media Sites Stats (as of April 4, 2012) Twitter account had “2,507 followers and is following 33 other Twitter accounts.” Facebook account had “769 likes.” Session 2020 Slide 20-