Media and Information Languages (Laboratory)

SITUATION
A local government official was charged of graft and corruption and was suspended from his office. The government official announced that the charges were all fabricated and that he will not step down from his office. A large group of supporters are present to protest. They barricaded the building where the official has once taken office. A struggle seems to start breaking out between the protesters and the police.

QUESTIONS	YOUR ANSWERS
Predict how this event will be covered by television, radio, print and Internet?	With the use of the television, reporters will show the live happenings regarding the protest and give a live update from time to time. Through the use of radio, reporters will interview some of the participating rallyist. However, through the print media, publishers will produce newspapers and spread it across the country containing different photographs of the said event. Lastly, through the internet, netizens who have witnessed the event will post their knowledge and ideas about the background of the event – the reason why it happened and what pushed the rallyists to do a protest. Also, news on the internet is very helpful especially to those who have missed the event.
How are the presentation of facts may vary from medium to medium?	Information from medium to medium will vary depending on how fast the news spread. For instance, the speed of information with the use of television and radio is the fastest and most accurate. It is somehow the same because it is both based on signals in order to deliver the messages. On the other hand, print media and the internet news spread slowly because publishing and posting takes time unlike the other medium.
How are the codes and conventions vary from medium to medium?	Codes and conventions from different medium vary on the way how these things use signs and symbols to convey their messages. Televisions and radios deliver their messages in a technical way, while print media and internet delivers in a symbolical way.
How much of these differences will be based on the unique characteristics of the medium?	These medium have different characteristics which made them unique and these characteristics have a great impact in the way how people convey and decode the news about the said event.

If you will be a reporter, are you going to use the conventional way of how the each media will broadcast the given scenario?

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If I will be given a chance to be a reporter, I will use the conventional way in broadcasting the given scenario because in broadcasting, it is very important to know the accepted ways of constructing form and informing meaning in media products -- including story principles, form and structure, generic structures, character and story arcs, cause and effect, point of view, the structuring of time, elements of page layout, paper stock for print, titles and credits sequences, hyperlinking and mounting and framing of images -- to build a good relationship with the audience.

What will you do to not make your report boring? Elaborate your answer.

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The experience of sitting through a truly terrible presentation is nearly universal. The dozens of identically-themed PowerPoint slides stacked with text, the useless handouts, the tense, miserable minutes of silence during the time allotted for Q&A--presentations rarely energize a team or allow the speaker to fully display the depth of their knowledge

Reporting is significant to so many different parts of the business. One cannot simply put it on the back burner just because it is not the most exciting task. Instead, why not we try making reporting as easy as possible, and something we actually look forward to!

Here are some ways on how I can make my reporting interactional and exciting:

1. I will focus on facts and data all designed to impress their audience and show how hard they have worked.
2. I will know my audience very well -- their likes and interests -- and focus on them on my whole talk. 
3. I will use lots of images, videos, sounds and many more that will grab their attention. 
4. I will make fun and interactional games that will be played along with my talk to make sure that my audience are participating. 
5. As much as possible, I will avoid reading texts from the powerpoint to avoid my audience from being bored. 

Would you exaggerate some elements in your report to make it interesting? Why?

No, I will not exaggerate some elements in my report just to make it interesting. Exaggerating a report decreases the authenticity and accuracy of an information. As a reporter, I will not sacrifice the truthfulness of my report in exchange of it being interesting to the viewers. In spreading information, what matters the most is that the message being sent by an individual is accurate, has a reliable basis or source, and should be fair and free from any biases. If my report contains all these characteristics, I am 100% sure that it would still be an interesting one. 

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Component	Guide Questions	Your Answer
Target Audience	Who is the intended audience?	Our presentation is intended for everybody, especially the millennials, because they are the ones who use the internet and modern technologies very often.
Sender / Author	Who is the producer?	Me and my groupmates, Llara, Raine and Pat, are the producers of the video.
Purpose	What is the purpose?	The purpose of our video is to inform our audience about the Mesh App and Service Architecture – its requirements, purposes and applications wherein it can be applied/found.
Key Content	What is the topic? What are the facts?	In this video, we will tackle about Mesh App and Service Architecture. MASA is a new architectural model introduced by Gartner which stands for Mesh app and service architecture. It reflects what has emerged over the last five years, as organizations have experimented several digital projects.
Form / Style	How can I present this information? How would this affect my audience?	Since our presentation is a video, we will project on a wide screen or by using a projector. Due to this, our audience would know different information about the main purpose of MASA.
Medium / Format	What platform will I use? Why?	In our case, we are tasked to make a video presentation or an infomercial. Through the use of an infomercial, the topic can be easily understood by the audience because it has graphics and sounds.

Media and Information Sources (Selection Criteria) , Mind Map, Indigenous Sources (Video Interview)

     Media and Information Sources (Selection Criteria) 

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Selection Criteria	Questions to ponder	Answer
Reliability	What are the details of this piece of news? Which of these details can be verified in other sources? Could these details be true? Why or why not?	This Article tells details about the winning of the Adamson University and ow it defeated the National University in the recently concluded UAAP cheer dance competition. It may be true and reliable because the author has mentioned the total scores of the top 3 universities and quoted some statements from the coaches.
Accuracy	Which of these facts are measurable? How were they derived? Was the article written in an objective manner? Is the article written with care?	It can be clearly seen that the article was carefully written and the details were accurate because the author presented enough facts like the rankings, points, and opinions from other people. Also, the website is reliable that’s why it can be established that it is accurate, as well.
Value	Consider the audience of the article? Who would find this article valuable?	The article is appropriate to everyone, most especially to those who did not had the chance to watch the actual competition last December 2, 2017.
Authority	Who wrote the article? How is the author related to the article? What was his source? Are the sources properly cited? What is the reputation of the author? Is he known for some biases?	Paolo Del Rosario wrote the said article. He is a reliable author because he has presented and cited some reliable sources throughout his whole article. He is the sports writer of CNN Philippines, which strengthens the fact that he is really trustworthy and adds points to his credibility.
Timeliness	When was the article written? Is it possible that some of the information in the article has changed in time? If yes, would the change have any effect on the conclusion of the article?	The article was published on December 4. 2017. It is very timely because the competition was held on December 2, 2017. Since it was published 2 days after the competition, people are very interested to read the article to be updated on the issue.

Title: UAAP Cheerdance: Adamson dethrones NU Pep Squad
Author: Poalo Del Rosario
Date:  December 02, 2017
Citation: "I am totally speechless; speechless talaga," Lorenzo added. & "Photo by Joaquin Flores."
Domain: CNNPhilippines.com.html
Design/Style: The article is very detiled - the author presented a screenshot of the tweet which contains the official tally sheets and it also has the opinion of the winning team's coach.



Mind Mapping 

Indigenous Sources (Video Interview)

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Types of Media: Print, Broadcast, New Media (Lecture)

Types of Media: Print, Broadcast, New Media

PRINT	BROADCAST	NEW MEDIA
Books	Books	Television
Newspapers	Newspapers	YouTube
Magazines	Television	Car Radio
Mimeograph	Car Radio	Social Networking Site
Journals	Social Networking Site	Cellular Phone
	Magazines	Films/Movies
	Cellular Phone
	Film/Movie

   Print Media 

Print media is any published material which disseminates information with the use of printing machines. It includes newspapers, magazines, posters, and other materials that have printed texts on it.

Broadcast Media

Broadcast media is the media used in spreading information, texts, ideas, and knowledge in a broad and expansive way, with the use of technologies.

New Media

New Media is the media that involves the use of the modern technology and different modern platforms to disseminate information. 

Media Convergence

MEDIA CONVERGENCE IN:	PLATFORM	SPECIFIC EXAMPLE
COMMUNICATION	Social Networks	Messenger, Twitter, Yahoo Mail
EDUCATION	Learning Management System	Edmodo, Google Classroom, Genyo
ADVERTISEMENT/COMMERCIAL	Product Advertisements	Jollibee, McDo, Chowking, Mang Inasal
NEWS	News Agency	Philippine Star, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin
ENTERTAINMENT	Multimedia Personality	Kris Aquino, Alex Gonzaga

Synthesis

1. Describe how new technologies have led to the convergence of traditional and new media.

Media convergence has drastically changed our lives in many ways. Trough media, we can incorporate now all the information that we can get from traditional media which can help us spread information faster and more efficient. Since traditions have been in history for a long time, people have then chosen to evolve where it's already written and congregated it with the new media.

2. Explain how media convergence creates new opportunities for interaction.

Media convergence is the evolution of technology, where technological products are combined with one another to perform similar tasks. It creates new platforms which people can use as a new way to interact with other people. For example, traditionally, old generations usually write letters for their loved ones and send it through snail mail but now, millennials and even the older people use Facebook Messenger to send their messages, especially if the receiver is from afar.

3. Describe the use of one or two forms of new media to share knowledge and information on a current issue in society.

With the use of one or two forms of new media, information can be disseminated easily and very quickly. Nowadays, messages and information can be spread in just a blink of an eye. We just need to verify if the message that we have received is accurate or not. After all, it all depends on the way we decode it.

4. Explain how a person could be portrayed in public in the age of media convergence.

In the age of media convergence, media personalities have great impact with the way how their viewers act in real life. They greatly influence their viewers with their physical look, actions, and behaviors. For instance, YouTube vloggers can be considered as the most influential people on the internet. Through their videos, they share their everyday activities and how they interact with other people and with these, their viewers may or may not imitate their actions because they are the ones whom they look up to.

Information Literacy (Laboratory)

Knowledge is Power 

Knowledge is more powerful than any physical strength. No great work can be done without knowledge. Being educated does not only mean that one knows many things but does not do anything with it, rather, it pertains to people who has enough knowledge, and uses it properly through sharing and passing it to other people who lacks in information.  A person who has enough knowledge has the power to share and raise awareness to other people. We all know that there are people who are less fortunate when it comes to education. These are the people who are in need of most help from those who are lucky enough to gain information from different media. Also, a knowledgeable person who uses his power to share, can help raise the awareness of those people who don’t have an access to the internet regarding the current news, especially if it is all about natural disasters. For instance, I can consider myself a knowledgeable person and I can use my power to share my idea regarding the important things to remember before, during, and after an earthquake by making online posters and post it online or print it and post it on different areas in my community. By the help of this, I will not only help them raise their awareness but I can also help them be prepared in times of disaster.

State the importance of giving credit to the source of one’s work. 


Elaborate your answer.

An important part of being a responsible, trustworthy and exceptional student is citing your sources.  One who doesn’t know how to give credit can be considered as a plagiarist. Giving credit is very important because by doing this, we are acknowledging the effort and the intelligence of the author. Also, giving credit shows and pays respect to one’s intellectual property. Another importance of it is that when we cite or mention the author’s name in our text, we are helping them to increase their exposure to the readers, especially if they are not that well-known yet..

Academic Trip

Your were tasked to plan an academic trip. List pertinent information on two possible destinations (somewhere in the country or abroad).

(Continue writing at your yellow paper earlier)

To present valid and reliable information, please consider the following:

● Identify the information needed – what, where, who, when, why, how.

● Determine all the possible sources, select the best sources – the world wide web, travel guide books, brochures, maps and atlases, tour bureaus, family members, and friends.

● Locate and find information within the sources – blogs, travel reviews, posts from social networking sites, travel features, pictures, stories, and testimonials.

● Extract the best relevant information and cite pertinent sources

SAMPLE DATA	PLAN A	PLAN B
Place / Location / Destination	Baguio City Source: Uknown: http://www.juanderfulpinoy.com/baguio-travel-guide-for-first-time-visitors/	Banaue Rice Terraces (Nueva Vizcaya - Ifugao - Mountain Province Rd, Banaue, Ifugao) Source: Hilotin, G: https://www.thepinaysolobackpacker.com/batadtravel-guide/
Activity / Schedule	1:00 am - Depart for Baguio 6:00 am - ETA Baguio. Breakfast 7:00 am - Early Check-In. Settle in. Take some rest. Freshen Up 8:00 am - Start Tour at Mines View Area 12:00 nn - Lunch 1:00 pm - Continue tour at Camp John Hay 4:00 pm - Travel Back To City Center.  6:00 pm - Dinner. 11:00 pm - Experience Baguio’s Night Life (Session Road & Harrison Avenue Night Market) Source: Unknown: http://www.awanderfulsole.com/baguio-city-travel-guide/	9: 00 pm – Departure Time 6:00  am – Arrival at Banaue, Ifugao 6:50 AM – Leave Banaue Proper 7:40 AM – Arrival at Batad Junction and started trekking to Batad Saddle and Batad Rice Terraces view deck 8:30 AM – Start trekking from the view deck to Tappiya Falls 10:00 AM – Arriival at Tappiya Falls 10:30 AM – Leave Tappiya falls and trek back to Batad Rice Terraces Viewing Deck 1:00 PM  - Arrival  at the Batad Rice Terraces view deck 1:30 PM – Leave  Batad Rice Terraces view deck and trek back to Batad Saddle and Junction 2:30 PM – Arrival at Batad Junction 3:00 PM –  Bangaan Rice Terraces 3:15 PM – Leave Bangaan Rice Terraces and head back to Banaue Proper 4:00 PM – Arrival at Banaue Proper, BanaueView Deck Banaue Rice Terraces View Deck 4:20 PM – We left the Banaue Rice Terraces View deck 4:40 PM – Arrived at the Native Village 5:30 PM – We returned to the lodge/hotel Source: (Reyes, R.A. 2017)
Best time to visit / Length of vacation	Winter (October to February): Winters are pleasant with temperature around 23 degree Celsius. Rainfall is also quite low in this season, especially in the months of December and January. That's why these months turns out to be the peak season for Baguio. Hence, the best time to visit Baguio are December and January. Source: Unknown: https://www.triphobo.com/places/baguio-philippines/best-time-to-visit	April to May is the best time to see the Batad rice terraces at its greenest. June to July is the best time to see the Banaue rice terraces at its greenest. June is harvest time at Batad so you can see it in its golden color. October to November is the best time to see the Batad rice terraces at its greenest. Source: Meanne: http://www.pinoyroadtrip.com/2011/02/best-time-to-visit-banaue-rice-terraces.html
Transportation (type, budget, schedule, others)	By Bus – you can choose from Victory Liner, Partas and Genesis which have stations in Pasay City and Cubao, Philippine Rabbit, stations located in Avenida, Manila and many others. Fare as of January 2014 ranges from 450php to 460php. Travel time may take 7-8 hours depending on the traffic situation. Source: Unknown: http://www.awanderfulsole.com/baguio-city-travel-guide/	From Manila – Ride an Oyahami Bus from their Sampaloc Terminal to Banaue (P450; 10hrs). Once in Banaue, charter a tricycle or a van whichever suits you to take you to Batad (1hr). Another option is to wait for the public jeep which ply Banaue-Batad scheduled to depart at 3PM everyday (P150). From the drop off point, walk for 20 minutes to Batad village. Source: Keza M: http://www.awanderfulsole.com/batad-travel-guide-budget-itinerary-useful-tips/
Accommodation (type, budget, schedule, others)	Harrison Inn – this is located along Harrison Rd. in front of Burnham Park beside BPI and a few walk from Jollibee. Rate starts at 500/day and above. Source: Unkown: http://www.awanderfulsole.com/baguio-city-travel-guide/	Ramon’s Native Home Stay and Restaurant At ₱250/person, you can have a decent place to keep you from cold at night. If you are lucky, you can also join their activities. Source: Uknown: http://www.freedomwall.net/travel/batad-banaue-travel-guide/
Food (type, budget, schedule, others)	IhawJuan Unli grilled food for P199 – P249 Address: Ground Floor, Blue Mountain Hotel, 18 Marcos Highway, Baguio City Source: Unknown:  https://outoftownblog.com/top-10-affordable-places-to-eat-in-baguio-city/	Homestay lodge of Tocilog (for me) and Hotsilog (for wifey) for P105 each. Source: Uknown: http://www.thetraveldebugger.com/2016/01/20/banaue-rice-terraces/
Things to bring / Reminders	•  Jacket, coat or sweater, scarf, shawl or any suitable wrap •  Headgear: hat or cap •  Sunglasses (it's clear blue skies that we have here) •  Comfortable walking shoes •  Outdoor clothes •  An umbrella (for when it rains & for when the sun shines) •  Evening wear (the night life can be pretty good) •  A camera, of course •  Toiletry items are available at regular prices at convenience  stores -- now, personal stuff like prescribed medications or your favorite ablutions you do have to remember to bring. Source: Unknown: http://www.gobaguio.com/visitor.html#.WikwyEqWbIU	•  Jacket, coat or sweater, scarf, shawl or any suitable wrap •  Headgear: hat or cap •  Sunglasses (it's clear blue skies that we have here) •  Comfortable walking shoes •  Outdoor clothes •  An umbrella (for when it rains & for when the sun shines) •  Evening wear (the night life can be pretty good) •  A camera, of course • •  Toiletry items are available at regular prices at convenience  stores -- now, personal stuff like prescribed medications or your favorite ablutions you do have to remember to bring. Source: Unknown: http://www.gobaguio.com/visitor.html#.WikwyEqWbIU
Other information you may need	Traveling to Baguio City is not expensive. There are wide range of lodgings to choose which can suit everyone’s budget. Food is also no problem since restaurants and eateries abound. Getting around is cheap, you can either ride a jeepney or take a cab, which is also surprisingly affordable, or better yet, walk. The city is both good for both budget backpackers and luxury travelers, but as always, this budget guide is intended for the absolute minimum one can spend for a day Source: Unknown: http://www.lakadpilipinas.com/2013/12/baguio-city-travel-guide-itinerary.html	Guide fee to Top View and Tappiya Falls cost P1200; to Bangaan costs P1200; and to Kinakin-Cambulo costs P1500 No ATM in town No establishment accepts travelers check, credit and debit cards Mobile signal is intermittent and very limited Source: Unknown: https://www.lakwatsero.com/destinations/travel-guide-batad/#sthash.N0VwDjmq.dpbs
Total Budget	Total budget  for a solo traveler: PHP2,193.50 Source: Sangoyo, C. http://www.lakadpilipinas.com/2013/12/baguio-city-travel-guide-itinerary.html	Grand total = 5866 pesos Source: Uknown: https://violetxplorer.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/actual-banaue-sagada-itinerary-and-expenses-two-backpackers/

                             







                            




                        
















                          






























































































































Information Literate Individual

A person who is considered as information literate has the ability to locate, evaluate, think critically and use the information that he/she has gathered wisely and effectively. In our generation today, being considered as such does not give advantage to ourselves only, rather, we also acquire the power to share and spread accurate information to other people, especially those in need. A literate individual must be responsible enough in sharing information to other people. They must provide precise and reliable sources. One must cite evidence to support their interpretation of the text, both verbally and in writing. They should communicate their reasoning effectively and know how to evaluate the reasoning and arguments of others.