An application designed to develop civic journalism, called DIY News, was launched in Chisinau. The application can be copied to smartphone. The user downloads video sequences and answers a series of questions considered basic questions of a news article. Afterward, the information is distributed through social networking sites, IPN reports.
The video sequences, which lasts for 15 seconds to 2 minutes, can be downloaded or filmed directly through the application. Before being distributed, the user describes the covered event, answering the questions: Who?, What?, Where?, When? and Why? The user assumes responsibility for what he publishes.
Moldova.ORG journalist Ana Gherciu, one of the initiators of the application, said the pursued goal is to develop civic journalism, which started to take shape. The people want to make themselves heard and what they say should reach as many people as possible.
DIY News was created as a result of a Hackathon Media staged by the Independent Journalism Center and the German Academy Deutsche Welle. The application, which was developed during over half a year, is available to any user of Android or iPhone from AppStore and Google Play Store.
