Baka Report
Baka Report
DEFINING TEXT
INFORMATION IS EVERYWHERE. IT JUST TAKES KNOWING WHERE TO LOOK FOR THEM. TEXTS HAVE BEEN
CONVERTED TO ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL FORMS WHICH MAKE THEM EASIER TO ACCESS. BUT PRINTED MEDIA
SUCH AS NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND BOOKS, HAVE NOT TOTALLY LOST THEIR RELEVANCE; THEY STILL ARE
CONSIDERED SOME OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO REACH AUDIENCES.
PRINT MEDIA ARE ADVANTAGEOUS IN THAT THEY MAY HAVE A FOLLOWING AMONG CONSUMERS, ESPECIALLY
MEDIA THAT TARGET A PARTICULAR AUDIENCE. MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIBERS PREFER THE PHYSICAL
FORM BECAUSE THEY CAN BE KEPT FOR SOME TIME WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY THAT THE INFORMATION MAY BE
UNRECOVERABLE. ALSO, THE PRINT MEDIA IS EASIER TO SPREAD IN ANY GIVEN LOCALE. NEWSPAPERS ARE STILL
EFFECTIVE IN INFORMING MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY ABOUT LOCAL EVENTS. READERSHIP IS NOT A PROBLEM
BECAUSE SOME PRINT MATERIALS ALREADY HAVE TRUSTED FOLLOWERS (FEDENA, 2012).
THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE USE OF PRINTED TEXT IS ITS GEOGRAPHICAL REACH. I9T MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CROSS
OVER PHYSICAL DISTANCES, AND THUS, THE INTERNET MAY BE THE BETTER CHOICE FOR DISSEMINATING
INFORMATION IN SUCH CASE. PRINT MEDIA TAKES MORE TIME AND EFFORT TO PREPARE, ESPECIALLY NEWSPAPERS
WHICH ARE FACED WITH TIGHT DEADLINES. SOME MEMBERS OF THE PRINTED TEXTS’ TARGET AUDIENCE MAY NOT
ALSO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS ON THE MATERIAL FOR THEIR LACK OF MEANS TO DO SO. THE INTERNET MAY BE
MORE UBIQUITOUS IN THIS CASE. ALSO, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES MAY BE THROWN AWAY OR KEPT ASIDE
AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN READ BY PEOPLE, AND THUS, THESE PRINTED MATERIALS MAY NOT PROVE TO BE TOO
USEFUL TO OTHERS.
CREATORS OF TEXT INFORMATION
1. AUTHOR – WRITES STORIES OR ARTICLES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. HE
USUALLY WRITES ARTICLES OR STORIES THAT ARE LONGER, LIKE A NOVEL.
2. WRITER – A PERSON WHO IS MORE ASSOCIATED WITH WRITING LITERARY
WORKS, SUCH AS POEMS AND SHORT STORIES.
3. CONTRIBUTOR – SUBMITS ARTICLES ON TOPICS THAT ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST. ARTICLES WRITTEN BY CONTRIBUTORS ONLY RUN DEPENDING ON
THE THEME AND/OR SPACE AVAILABLE. HIS WORKS DO NOT APPEAR ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
4. COLUMNIST – SOMEONE WHO WRITES HIS OPINION, INSIGHTS, AND
COMMENTARIES ABOUT POLITICAL OR SOCIAL ISSUES. HIS WORKS APPEAR ON
A REGULAR BASIS.
5. BLOGGER – WRITES PERSONAL OPINIONS ABOUT ISSUES OR TOPICS THAT
INTEREST HIM. HE SHARES HIS REFLECTIONS, EXPERIENCES, AND ACTIVITIES
THROUGH A BLOG ENTRY.
6. DATA ENCODER – IN CHARGE OF ENCODING THE HANDWRITTEN TEXT INTO
SOFT COPY.
7. LAYOUT AND GRAPHIC ARTIST – THE AUTHOR OR WRITER COORDINATES
WITH THE LAYOUT AND GRAPHIC ARTIST SO THAT THE TEXT CORRECTIONS ON
HIS MANUSCRIPT ARE CORRECTLY IMPLEMENTED.
8. EDITOR – ALL EDITORIAL CONCERNS AND QUERIES PERTAINING TO THE
CONTENT AND FORMAT OF THE MANUSCRIPT ARE ADDRESSED.
9. PUBLISHER – RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING, ACQUIRING, AND MANAGING A
PUBLICATION.