Citizen journalists continue reporting during the pandemic

During the recent COVID-19 Level 3 alert, many people went out less and worked from home, while most events were canceled. Despite this, citizen journalists have used novel ways to continue uploading reports onto the PeoPo Citizen Journalism Platform. Some took pictures of epidemic-related issues nearby, such as vaccinations and epidemic prevention regulations in various counties and cities, while others used video interviews to overcome distance limitations.

During the pandemic, video conferencing has been used by many people for meetings and teaching. Several citizen journalists have also adopted this method to continue conducting face-to-face interviews while confined at home. Despite the severe disruption that Covid-19 has had on our daily lives, dedicated citizen journalists continue to cover important stories in the nooks and crannies of society. Thanks to their continued sharing, we are seeing different ways to conduct interviews and opening many new possibilities in citizen journalism.

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疫情阻礙下 公民記者報導不中斷

  為新冠肺炎疫情影響，人們的生活作息有了改變，之前三級警戒期間，許多人減少外出，居家上班，大多數的活動也都取消舉辦。但疫情期間還是有公民記者持續在PeoPo平台上，以各種方式提供公民報導，有些是就近拍攝防疫相關的議題，像是疫苗施打、各縣市的防疫規定，有些則是利用視訊採訪，突破距離的限制，同樣能夠產出影音的公民新聞報導。

  遠距視訊是疫情下許多人開會、教學所採用的方式，好幾位公民記者也把這個方式應用在採訪當中，解決了疫情期間無法出門，近距離面對面的困擾。新冠肺炎疫情打亂了我們的日常生活，但有心的公民記者，依舊堅持在公民新聞的岡位上，透過他們的分享，讓我們看見不同的報導採訪方式，開啟更多無限的可能。