JR303:

1. The Concept of ICTs in
Modern Journalism
By
Emmanuel Kingsley Dadebo
( Co-ordinator, ICT in Education Programmers )
Ministry of Education science & Sports

2. The Concept of ICTs in Modern
Journalism
 The role of the journalist as a communicator
 Basic concepts of communication –
Encoder----Medium----Decoder
 Efficiency Index of the journalist is largely dependent on
the medium of communication
 The Medium influences speed, accuracy and efficiency

3. The Concept of ICTs in Modern
Journalism
 What is Information & Communications Technology ?
 What are Information & Communication Technologies ?
 What is your experience in the use of ICTs ?

4. The Concept of ICTs
 ICTs are basically information handling
tools – a varied set of goods, application and
services that are used to produce, store,
process, distribute and exchange information.
 They include radio, scanners, photocopiers,
cell phones, digital cameras, recorders
(video, audio etc.), television and
telephone, computers and the internet as
well as satellite and wireless technology.

5. The Concept of ICTs - contd.
 With appropriate content and applications the ICT
tools combine to form a “network world”.
 The network size may vary depending on the number
and type of tools involved.
 ICT was coined to reflect the seamless convergence
of digital processing and telecommunications which
include hardware, processes and systems that are
used for storing, managing, communicating and
sharing information. This could be seen as an
integrated technology.
 ICTs therefore represent the different technologies
involved.

6. The significant role of the
Journalist
 Uses ICTs to foster the processing, and
dissemination of information and knowledge by
separating content from its physical location
 Uses information to break boundaries-
geographical, cultural thus making it possible
for the resultant interconnected digital world to
herald the fluid and seamless flow of
information in McLuhan’s coinage of the global
village.

7. Benefits of the use of ICTs in
Modern Journalism
 Discuss the challenges that have
confronted the journalist in the use of
obsolete tools or old technologies.
 Discuss how the journalist stands to gain
in the use of ICTs today

8. Benefits of the use of ICTs in
Modern Journalism
 ICTs offer the developing world the opportunity to leapfrog
several stages of development
 Timeliness (real-time) of communication.
 The global village concept becomes real.
 Confidence and reliability of communicated material.

9. Specific advantages
 Access to information for private and
professional decision making. Prices of
Market/Farm goods.
 Reduction of space and distance as a factor
for social and economic participation.
 Access to opportunities- ICTs empower SMEs,
local and community groups , women,
marginalised and disenfranchised groups.

10. Specific advantages
 Greater ability to learn
 Greater environmental awareness - crop failures,
preparation of emergency reliefs etc
 More awareness factors
 Greater ability to influence and participate in decision–
making.

11. Specific advantages
 Improved trade, commerce enabled
 ICTs have been used to help fishermen, farmers for schools
of fish.
 Used to pick satellite imagery of land-cover
 Speeding up transactions

12. ICTs and the Journalists role in
Human development
 People do not need the tools of the modern
Journalism to survive .
 People want efficient ways of sharing
information about livelihoods and
employment.
 The desired information is best appreciated
when modern ICTs are used. ie when issues are
current and there are opportunities to get involved.
 There is an interplay of people-centredness
and ICTs in the journalist’s work.

13. GROUP WORK
Be in a group of four.
 Discuss three core functions in your work as a
Journalist/media professional. How can you make use
of use ICTs in carrying out each of those functions?
 List ICTs necessary for carrying out your work. Which
of them are not easily accessible to you at your place
of work?
 How do people benefit from having access to ICTs?
State the benefits you are likely to derive from easy
access to ICTs and possible recommendations (only
two) you can give to your employer.