21st POA

Anonymous - (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.

Disseminate - spread (something, especially information) widely.

Scarcer - deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand : not plentiful or

abundant.

Whistleblower - is someone who reports waste, fraud, abuse, corruption, or dangers to

public health and safety.

Data Privacy Act of 2012 – Republic Act 10173

Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines – Republic Act 8293

Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 – Republic Act no. 8792

Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 – Republic Act no. 10175

Indigenous Media - is technology used for the exchange of information among people,

communication that may take place within family members, communities, and in the

marketplace. Indigenous media and information are highly credible because they

are near the source and are seldom circulated for profit.

Things to consider in evaluating information:

Accuracy

Author

Currency

Fairness

Relevance

Alternative media tend to be non-commercial projects that advocate the interests of those

excluded from the mainstream. The downside is that a lot of the information being passed

around is biased and inaccurate.

Language – the technical and symbolic codes and conventions that media and

information professional use.

Creator is an individual, group of individuals, or an organization who serve as message

makers.

Content is the media and information text produced by the creator.

Consumer is the audience or the users of the media and information texts.

Messages – the information sent from a source to a receiver.

Audience – group of consumers who are exposed to the message.

Codes - are systems of signs that when put together create meaning.

Convention - standard norm that acts as a rule governing behavior

Technical Code - Include editing, sounds, camera angles, types of shots and lighting

Low angle: camera looks up – subject looks large – creates an impression of power

Normal or straight angle: camera looks at the subject from eye-level – subject looks

equal to viewer, who feels equal to, and may even identify with, subject

High angle: camera looks down – subject appears small – creates an impression of

weakness

Frame: a single still picture or image

Shot: the images that are filmed from the time the camera starts to the time it stops,

with no cuts

Sequence: a series of shots on the same subject

Cut: stop one shot / abruptly start second; creates the impression of different places,

same time

Fade out/in: go to black / go from black to picture; suggests passage of time, change of

place

Pan: camera moves from left-to-right or right-to-left across scene from one subject to

another – can be used to create suspense

Zoom: camera moves in (tight) or out (wide)

Tilt: camera moves vertically, up or down

Symbolic Code: Words, costumes, actions, or iconic symbols

Producer - Finds the literary property, masterminds the marketing, hires the director

and casts, oversees production.

Director - Instructs the performers on how they should act based on the script.

Scriptwriter - A writer who practices the craft of screenwriting.