10th Annual EdukCircle Convention

            I paid money, woke up at 3:00 in the morning and didn't eat breakfast to attend a convention, the 10th EdukCircle Convention, and it was worth it.The International Center for Communication Studies (ICCS) aims to provide a venue for the advancement and essential evaluation of communication practices in different academic fields through various seminars, conventions, workshops and trainings. In this convention different journalists come together under one roof to teach young aspiring journalists the basics to be a good journalist. From listening to the great speakers here are some of the things I learned:


      1. Being an investigative journalist is not about fame and fortune, it's about sending a message. This line of work doesn't always give a promising paycheck but journalists do it for the people. "Loyalty is to the citizens, obligation is to the truth" according to Ms. Marites Vitug

      2. If you want to be a journalist, start from the beginning. Mr. Ed Lingao said that you should know the ropes from different jobs as a journalist and not only the job of your position.

      3. There are no stupid stories, only stupid storytellers. All stories are interesting. It is the way of telling it that catches the audience's attention.

       The convention also had an awarding
- Best Health Show Hosts (Ms Bernadeth Sembrano and Ms Cheryl Cosim)
- Most Outstanding Male Journalist of the Year (Mr Arnold Clavio)
- Most Outstanding Female Journalist of the Year (Jessica Soho)

- Most Outstanding TV Personality in Public Service (Ms Mel Tiangco)
- Most Outstanding TV Personality in Comedy( Mr Jose Manalo)
- Best Talk Show Host (Ms Ryzza Mae Dizon and Ms Amy Perez)
- Most Outstanding Drama Actress (Ms Kim Chiu)   
           
        The students shouted their lungs out when they saw their idols. Unfortunately some of them weren't able to attend, but we all know that they are busy persons. The night ended and I will assume that everyone was satisfied and got their money's worth from the convention.

Sources: http://www.edukcircle.com

Credit Alligator

What is a Credit Alligator?

Let us examine the words credit and alligator. Credit means recognition by name and alligator represents a greedy person. So a Credit Alligator is someone who uses some other people's work and claiming it as their own. In our own little ways we can be credit alligators. By simply not acknowledging the author of a work, be it intentional or not. By not contributing to a project but adding your name to the credits claiming that you did something in the project.

We should all learn not to depend on other people's work just so we could prevent ourselves from exerting effort. We should put ourselves in their shoes and imagine how they would feel if this was done to us. We ought to create our own work. There is no honor in getting praise from something you didn't do. You are only fooling yourself.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation - Herman Melville

sources: Alligators by Tay Vaughan ( http://www.tayvaughan.com/writings/alligators/Alligators93-11.html )

Multimedia

                           Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. This contrasts with media that use only rudimentary computer displays such as text-only or traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, or interactivity content forms. Multimedia is usually recorded and played, displayed, or accessed by information content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of a live performance.

                 What's so fascinating about multimedia that people get so hooked on it?

                         Multimedia is new and people love new. They want to experience, see, feel new things. Multimedia is more appealing to people. Since it is a combination of different content forms it catches more a person's attention. It is very easy to use. Today, anyone willing to learn how to operate multimedia devices can easily learn it. Multimedia improves communication with people. Instead of just talking to someone we can now see them. Multimedia can be used in a lot of different things. It can be used to entertain, educate, inform, persuade and many other uses.

Sources: Wikipedia.com (Multimedia)

Be a Good Netizen

     

      Pope Benedict XVI's twitter account is pictured on a smart phone in front of the Twitter logo displayed on a laptop in this photo
                                                 illustration taken in Rome December 3, 2012. (MAX ROSSI/REUTERS)

                                  

                   

Facebook has over 500 million active users and with these numbers, Facebook would be the 3rd largest population if it were a country next to India and China. Over 35 million people update their status every day. Twitter reported that it’s now seeing over 200 million active users send 400 million tweets per day. YouTube has 1 billion unique monthly visitors and 6 billion hours of videos are watched every month.

Social media has grown enormously over the years and we have to be responsible when using them. It is our right to use these social media but it is also our responsibility to use it properly for us not to hurt other people or even ourselves. The Internet is a dangerous place for anyone. There are people waiting to take advantage of people; scammers, hackers, etc.

We shouldn't post nude or half-naked pictures of ourselves or of others. We should't use bad language for it can be seen by anyone. Do not spread wrong information about somebody or something. Do not "cyber-bully". There is now a Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 in the Philippines. We should protect our accounts with the proper privacy settings so that people we don't know wont be able to see our account. Don't meet up with strangers. It's okay to chat with someone but we shouldn't reveal our personal information like where you live or meet up with them. Do not plagiarize. Do not copy other peoples work and if you do, credit the author of the work. Cite the source of everything you copy on the internet. If you have children, supervise them, monitor their use of the Internet. Be a responsible Netizen. Think before you click

Sources:
www.jeffbullas.com (21 awesome social media facts figures and statistics for 2013)

www.digitalbuzzblog.com (facebook statistics stats facts 2011)
http://blog.kissmetrics.com (facebook statistics)
http://articles.washingtonpost.com (Twitter turns 7: Users send over 400 million tweets per day)

Old School vs. New School

Traditional and New media

Traditional media is through newspapers, books, magazines, and radio, etc. New media is the internet and everything that's in it.

Both have their own pros and cons, but which one is better?

Traditional media is more censored or clean because it is regulated by agencies like MTRCB in the Philippines, but in other countries there is less censorship. This can also mean that traditional media can be easily manipulated or controlled. People with money or influence can control what they what newspapers to publish and not to publish. They can control what to air in television. People also have to pay for their voice to be heard and their thoughts to be seen. Traditional distributes information slowly unlike new media.

New media is more free. People can post whatever they want and they can remain anonymous. You don't need to pay anything in order to publish an article or to post a video. It can all be done with a few clicks. The problem with new media is "hacking". Hacking is to access computer networks, legally or otherwise. Hackers can access people's accounts or websites and steal information, pictures, secrets. They can change what you post or post under your name. With new media it's easier and faster to give information and communicate.

I think, in my opinion, that new media is better than traditional. New media is faster than traditional because i think that communicating and giving information faster is important. It can be used by anyone, it's easy to access.

Well, not really always but it fits the situation.

Sources: Wikipedia.com, thebestshowever.tumblr.com

Communication Breakdown

WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?


Communication (from Latin: "communis" means to share) is an activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts, messages or information, as by speech, visuals, signals, writings, and behavior. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of person.


IMPORTANCE


We communicate every day. A simple nod to acknowledge a person is an example of communication. We need communication. “Why?” you might ask.


Imagine a world without communication. A world where we do not speak. A world where we live with each other but do not even look each other in the eyes.


We would be living primitively. Communication is important in progress. Without communication we will not be able to share our ideas. How can Socrates share his philosophical ideas when he can't communicate? How can the Wright Brothers invent the airplane when they do not communicate with each other?


It is said that no man is an island. Without communication we would all be living alone.


"Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate" -Germaine Greer

Sources: Wikipedia, Goodreads