The Development of People’s Participation role Model for News Presentation thru Online Media

Abstract

This is qualitative research aiming to: 1) study and evaluate public participation in news reporting on online media and 2) develop a model of public participation in news reporting on online media. The research method is divided into four stages: 1. Study the general context of the public’s online news reporting 2. Explore public participation in reporting news on online media 3. Conduct a SWOT Analysis of public participation in news reporting on online media and 4. Develop a model of public participation in news reporting on online media. The samples of the research consisted of 9 people: 1) three mass communications scholars who have over ten years of teaching experience 2) three professionals with over ten years of experience in journalism or who received a national award in journalism and 3) three citizen journalists or citizens who have participated in journalism workshops held by media organizations or those who have been continuously reporting news online for more than ten years. The research instruments are the Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) of the subjects’ interview, in-depth interviews, IOC of questions for evaluating the appropriate model of public participation in news reporting on online media, and IOC of the appropriateness of the model of public participation in news reporting on online media. The statistic tools used in the research are mean and standard deviation for analysis and evaluation of the development of the research tools.          

    It is found that: 1. In terms of public participation in news reporting on online media, people have three steps in online news reporting: 1) Selecting the news topic 2) Gathering the information and outlining the news and 3) Publicizing the news. Moreover, there are four types of public participation: 1) Community participation 2) Participation as leaders of the community 3. Participation as civil servants and 4. Participation from other areas. 2. The development of model of public participation in news reporting on online media or 5C Model of People’s Participation consists of five components: 1) C - Communication Skills  2) C - Co-operation 3) C – Connection 4) C – Check and  5) C – Change