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Philippine Online Chronicles (www.thepoc.net) is a weekly online publication which features a new kind of news. POC presents a multiplicity of perspectives in a single article. It reports viewpoints on the news, along with the facts of the news. POC does not confine itself to mainstream news sources but actively cultivates alternative sources of information like blogs, student newspapers, and other alternative publications. POC's content is distributed among nine channels: Politi-Ko (politics), Mukhang Pera (finance), Sportacular (sports), Sosyal! (entertainment), Metakritiko (reviews), Buhay Pinoy (lifestyle), Kamundohan (international news), Lintech! (technology), and POCYouth (youth and campus).
Unlike traditional media, POC makes use of Web 2.0 technology. Through its user interface, POC challenges readers to engage the news and to ask their own questions. POC’s readers don’t just read the news the way they do a newspaper: they can also watch videos and listen to podcasts. They can communicate their views on what they have read, watched or heard; comment on other reader's views and bookmark the articles they like. They can also contribute their own articles and submit newsworthy photos they had taken.
POC's content is internally linked to the WikiPilipinas database. Every POC article is contextualized by WikiPilipinas content, which is copyleft and editable. Because of this, users will not only be able to talk back to the news, they can even have a say in the content of news sources. Knowledge is shared and collaborated on in different levels, creating not just a knowledge space, but a cross-referential loop.
Unlike traditional media, POC makes use of Web 2.0 technology. Through its user interface, POC challenges readers to engage the news and to ask their own questions. POC’s readers don’t just read the news the way they do a newspaper: they can also watch videos and listen to podcasts. They can communicate their views on what they have read, watched or heard; comment on other reader's views and bookmark the articles they like. They can also contribute their own articles and submit newsworthy photos they had taken.
POC's content is internally linked to the WikiPilipinas database. Every POC article is contextualized by WikiPilipinas content, which is copyleft and editable. Because of this, users will not only be able to talk back to the news, they can even have a say in the content of news sources. Knowledge is shared and collaborated on in different levels, creating not just a knowledge space, but a cross-referential loop.
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