Empowering rural citizen journalism via web 2.0 technologies

Once acquainted with the modern information and communication tools made available with the advent of the Internet, five Brazilian rural communities participating in a pilot project to develop a selfsustaining telecenter model, engaged in citizen journalism using inexpensive digital video cameras. Community members used Web 2.0 collaborative tools to post short videos on the telecenter portal. The 95 video blogs published between September 2006 and May 2008 recorded various aspects of community life, including religious celebrations, oral history arts and crafts traditions, folklore, and environmental concerns. This study evaluates the impact of video blogging in these communities. Categories and Subject Descriptors J.4 [Computer applications]: Social and Behavioral Sciences

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CANDT
• Authors: Marco A. Figueiredo, Paola Prado, Mauro A. Câmara, Ana M. Albuquerque
• Keywords: CANDT 2009, Emerging Technology, Inexpensive Digital Video, Video Blog, Web 2.0