About the Team
Media Matters for Democracy was founded by a group of journalists geared towards media development and digital rights in Dec 2014. Over the years, after a number of likeminded individuals came on board, we have now become a team of journalists, activists, techies, designers, researchers, and lawyers striving together for a progressive media, communications, and digital spaces.
Yes I use social media for this purpose, for example if I see trends on twitter Then I try to do a story on top trend.
YES, even today i found footages of lhr blast frm different social media accounts. i got numbers mentioned on different shops and called them for more update info and impact of blast.
ہاں میں سوشل میدیا کا استعمال کرتا ہوں اپنے خبر بنانے کے لئے۔ میں جب افشلز کے کسی سٹوری پر جب بھی کام کرتا ہوں تو میں اپنے علاقے کے ڈپٹی کمشنر کے سوشل میڈیا پیج کو وزٹ کرتا ہوں اور وہاں سے اپنے خبر کے لئے معلامات لیتا ہوں ۔ اسی طرح دئگر معلامات بھی لیتا ہوں اور اس کو پھر کنفرم بھی کرتا ہوں اگر کہی پر مجھے کنفرمیشن کی ضرورت محسوس ہوتی ہے۔
I use social media especially twitter to remain updated on national, regional and global issues.
No, but when i see stories on social.i will investigate this for confirmation that is true or not.
Yes I used twitter many times. As the tweets get viral in the WhatsApp news groups that is why I always verify the source by visiting the twitter account by myself
ہاں بلکل میں سوشل میڈیا کا استعمال کرتا ہوں
Yes,I use social media to know trends.
Yes I have often get information through social media mostly through instagram and Facebook. The recent minar e pakistan incident was known through instagram, including all the pictures and videos
میں سوشل میڈیا کا استعمال کر تا ہو ویسے زیادہ تر معلومات ہم خبر بنانے کے لئے ڈی سی ڈی پی او کے افیشل پیج سے لیتے ہیں مگر وہاں بھی اکثر معلومات غلط ہوتے ہے اور جب اُنکوغلطی کا احساس ہو تا ہے تو وہ توصرف اپنے پیچ سے ڈیلیڈ کر تے ہے لیکن ہمیں پھر شدید پریشانی اور مشکل صورتحال کا سامنا ہوتا ہے
A couple of days a go, I was doing a story on Pak-Afghan border situation, had no source to contact in Afghan side, so I searched for the info at Twitter, Facebook, for visuals as well, in context of story and found enough material, even people to interview, to produce a story.
yes use social media plateform of this perpose for example recent Pakistan -Afghan sutition bcoz of my afghan friends through fcebook n twetter
Yes used social media for Trend story
Yes,it happens oftenly that i search for people and for stories on social media but get information modtly through reliale sources or acccount
Yes, I use social media as a source. I use Twitter messages of prime minister, president, information ministers, ISPR, and other organizations for generating breaking news. The Twitter messages are authentic and all media houses in Pakistan and other countries of the world use it. Twitter messages are usually short but very informative and fast reaching source.
Yes