8A MediaLab

11/05/2023

RELAUNCHING SOON 😎😎

04/05/2022

“To detect bias and skewed information, the media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) recommends asking following questions of news content and the sources containing them:

Who are the sources?

Is there a lack of diversity?

From whose point of view is the news reported?

Are there double standards?

Do stereotypes skew coverage?

What are the unchallenged assumptions?

Is the language loaded?

Is there a lack of context?

Do the headlines and stories match?

Are stories on important issues featured prominently?

We can’t afford to digest news with passive acceptance.”

Ad Fontes Media wants to educate readers on where to find reliable sources of news and lessen the heat from the political flame wars.

11/03/2022

“That is relevant because, as George Orwell observed in ‘Freedom of the Park’ (1945), free speech depends less on the law of the land than on the will of the people … ‘If large numbers of people are interested in freedom of speech, there will be freedom of speech, even if the law forbids it; if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them.’”

…

“The popular demand for free speech exceeds the actual level of freedom of expression in Egypt, Hungary, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey and Venezuela. You could call this a classic free speech deficit … Despite significant ‘democratic backsliding’ in the Philippines and India, people in those countries also reported improvements.”

In some countries, people want more freedom of speech. In others, they feel that there is too much.

09/01/2022

Happy New Year Lab Rats!

Here's an interesting case study in journalism. An experiment, if you will.

Read just the headline of this article. Just the headline. And then prepare a one-sentence tweet or FB post about it (something like an accompanying text if you share the article). But don't post it! It's just an exercise.

Now, read the article in its entirety (it's free, don't worry) and revisit your tweet/post. Would you change it?

Let's explore the power of headlines and how it shapes a reader's behavior and reaction.

The variant’s extraordinary transmissibility could enhance immunity as it rips through the population.

15/12/2021

15/12/2021

Likha Pahinarya is now an official student publication partner of 8A Media Lab!

14/08/2021

13/08/2021

CHECK YOUR EMAILS!!

The Zoom link for tomorrow's webinar has just been sent. For those who were not able to register, you may still participate as we'll stream the webinar live via Facebook.

Please let us know if you've registered and have yet to receive the Zoom link.

We're excited to see you, Lab Rats!!

27/07/2021

88 strong!! 💪

What are you waiting for? Register now!

https://forms.gle/krVgFRaFXDaUzm8w8

26/07/2021

26/07/2021

Hidilyn Diaz wins the Philippines’ first ever gold medal in the Olympics!!! 🇵🇭

STORY: https://sports.inquirer.net/430487/hidilyn-diaz-wins-weightlifting-gold-in-tokyo-olympics

26/07/2021

Nesthy Petecio takes down No. 1 foe! She moves on to the quarterfinals! 🇵🇭

READ: https://inq.news/NesthyPetecioqf

26/07/2021

JUST IN: Margielyn Didal is headed to the final! 🇵🇭

READ: https://inq.news/3eVw0mf

24/07/2021

Carlos Yulo still in the running for a medal after making the vault final in 🇵🇭 He missed out on the chance to advance in the floor exercise.

READ: https://sports.inquirer.net/430017/carlos-yulo-makes-vault-final-in-tokyo-after-floor-exercise-exit

24/07/2021

JUST IN: Carlos Yulo misses out on floor exercise final. This was the event where he was a favorite for the gold medal. Failed to nail a landing early. He was running 41st currently. Only the top 8 will advance to the final | via Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer

24/07/2021

Gym commentator: Very strong performance by the world champion of 2019. Great job by Yulo on the rings today, He had a 5.8 in difficulty and 8.2 in ex*****on for a 14.000 start.

Caloy Yulo's 14.000, however, was only good for sixth in the rings preliminaries. | via Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer

24/07/2021

We now have 61 participants from 13 schools and universities!

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23/07/2021

Registration is now open!

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

Multimedia Reporting
August 14, 10-12 nn

See you there, Lab Rats!!

23/07/2021

Registration Update (Day 1)

Still not registered? Click this link https://forms.gle/krVgFRaFXDaUzm8w8 to make your participation official!

18/07/2021

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

Multimedia Reporting
August 14, 10-12 nn

See you there, Lab Rats!!

06/07/2021

Coming in August!!

Allow us to help you and your school publication with the best practices that we have on Multimedia Reporting.

05/07/2021

Hi Lab Rats!!

Here are some of our upcoming free journalism talks:

AUGUST 2021

-Newsroom Management: Understanding Readers Needs
-Multimedia reporting: Best Practices From Actual Coverages

Speakers/panelists will all be from The Philippine Daily Inquirer

Full details soon!

05/12/2020

Hey fellow Lab Rats! How much do you trust your news platforms? Where do you get most of your news content? Answering these questions will help journalism improve.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/here-are-four-things-we-still-dont-know-about-trust-in-news/?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=8d21a13ce5-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-8d21a13ce5-396218317

Are platforms damaging publishers' brands? And how much is too much transparency?

27/11/2020

Hey Lab Rats! Any of you do TikTok? You might want to give Snapchat's newest feature a try.

"To encourage users to publish to Spotlight, the company will distribute more than US$1 million every day to Snapchat users (16 and up) who create the top Snaps on Spotlight. This will continue through the end of 2020. The earnings will be determined by Snapchat’s proprietary algorithm that rewards users based on the total number of unique views a Snap gets per day (calculated using Pacific Time), as compared with others on the platform.

The company says it expects many users to earn money from this fund each day, but those with the most views will earn more than others. It will also monitor this feed for fraud, it warns."

After taking on TikTok with music-powered features last month, Snapchat this morning is officially launching a dedicated place within its app where users can watch short, entertaining videos in a vertically scrollable, TikTok-like feed. This new feature, called Spotlight, will showcase the communit....

20/11/2020

Here at 8A media, we believe in learner-centric education. That means, for us to study, incubate and accelerate trends, everyone here (we'll call ourselves--affectionately, of course--"Lab rats" from now on) has to participate in the learning process.

We will post studies and trend reports regularly with the hope that you Lab Rats read them, understand them and formulate an opinion on them. Or, we could also participate in experiments to promote healthy discussions.

This read (rather long, sorry--you can click on this at the end of the day) tries to peel away superficial layers and look deeper at popular assertions that link misinformation (disinformation?) and Facebook. It's a geek read, really, for those interested in journalism and a valuable resource for journalism students planning on their theses. But it reveals numbers that are worth poring over.

An excerpt:

"Facebook claims its internal data paints a different picture. The company says that the posts with the highest engagement aren’t actually the ones that reach the most people, and that the average Facebook user sees little political content."

We can participate in an experiment of our own, the same one run in this article. Perhaps we could take a screenshot of the first 10 items in our Facebook feeds to and share it here? To be safe, though, it would be best to redact account names and profile photos for privacy purposes. This way, we can test the hypothesis in a Philippine setting: Are we really getting flooded with political and misinformation posts?

And then we can discuss our findings in the comments section.

What do you think, Lab Rats?

October 2020 was one of the craziest news months in recent history, but you wouldn't know it by looking in people's Facebook feeds.

20/11/2020

Welcome new Lab Rats! 8A MediaLab is a News Laboratory that explores journalism trends and best practices and builds news communities for journalism students and enthusiasts.

As an accessory to learning, we will provide news on latest trends and practices and learning modules via seminars featuring expert resource persons in the profession.

Among the seminars scheduled for until the first half of next year are: News/Features/Sports/Editorial writing, Multimedia Reporting, Ethics and Libel, and Page Design. For more details, wait for announcements on this page and from our partners at Outside The Box: Lifelong Learning in Journalism

Aside from seminars, we will also have exclusive "learning pods," where we will handpick followers for panel sessions with journalism professionals for more detailed discussions on our learning modules.

8A Media will also provide accredited and certified internship opportunities for college students. We will also provide direct mentorship to select followers during internship and news coverages.

We will also incubate and accelerate journalism trends and ideas and curate best practices that followers can take advantage of for academic or actual use.

Invite people who you think will be interested in our goal of creating an informed, discerning and empowered society through journalism.

Thank you, everyone!

14/11/2020

ANIMAL LOVE: During their search and rescue operation in Tuguegarao City, Philippine Coast Guard personnel saw a goat and dog that were left behind by their owners.

The animals were immediately rescued and loaded into an aluminum boat to be taken to the nearest evacuation center.

Data and photo: PIA-R2/DOTr/PCG
Written by: Mary Rizaleen Manlusoc

14/11/2020

AGRICULTURE: Reports from Department of Agriculture-Region 2 showed the total damage cost in crops has reached P73.78 million in the entire Cagayan Valley due to flooding caused by Typhoon Ulysses.

The highest crop damage, P64.2 million, was in the rice industry.

National Irrigation Administration, meanwhile, reported a P30.96 million casualty from its facilities.

Data: PIA-R2
Photo: Office of the Civil Defense-R2
Written by: Mary Rizaleen Manlusoc

14/11/2020

More updates!

14/11/2020

Hi guys! We will be giving an impromptu mentorship later for campus journalists helping with ground reports in Cagayan. Outside The Box: Lifelong Learning in Journalism will provide details in a bit.