EOTO Terms & Concepts

Citizen Journalism: The collection, dissemination, and analysis of news and information by the general public, especially by means of the internet.

Effect On Society

•On a positive note exclusive information can be told in a matter of seconds but that information isn’t necessarily credible.

Personal Effects

•It all depends on the type of news you consume. Millennials and Gen Z typically get all their information through twitter, instagram or tik tok meaning all information isn’t accurate or credible. 

Alternative Media: Alternative media are media sources that differ from established or dominant types of media in terms of their content, production, or distribution. Ex; Newspaper, Radio, TV...

Effect On Society

•Affects our everyday life and how we get information for basic needs such as the weather, crimes, politics and pop culture.

Personal Effects

•The average adult watches the morning news and the nightly news to find out what’s going on nationally and locally right from the comfort of their home.

Echo Chamber: An environment in which a person encounters only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their own, so that their existing views are reinforced and alternative ideas are not considered.

Effects On Society 

•Participants in online discussions may find their opinions constantly echoed back to them, which reinforces their individual belief systems due to the declining exposure to others opinions.

Personal Effects

•When a person gets all their news and political arguments from Facebook and all their Facebook friends share their political views, they’re in an epistemic bubble. They’re never exposed to the other side’s views.

Whistleblower: A whistleblower is a person, usually an employee, who exposes information or activity within a private, public, or government organization that is deemed illegal, illicit, unsafe, or a waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer funds.

Effects on Society

•To follow the same process, have many effects on a business which can be negative and positive depending upon the actions taken by the management on the whistleblowing issues.

Personal Effects

•It has negative impacts such as loss of credibility, decline in customers which affects the financial status of the business.

Online Influencer: A social media influencer is a user who has established credibility in a specific industry, has access to a huge audience and can persuade others to act based on their recommendations.

Effects On Society 

•These influencers have a size-able and trusted network of engaged fans and followers which can cause average people to have false realities and unrealistic standards.

Personal Effects

•The idea behind this promotion method is that by relaying a message to a handful of influencers, they will promote it to their immense networks, causing most influencers to make their income off promotions.