‘Citizen journalism’ breaking out all over
From The Vancouver Sun:
“If there is an example that best defines the new media phenomenon known as citizen journalism, it would be Hurricane Katrina.
When the devastating storm hit New Orleans in late 2005, a newly launched Vancouver-based website called NowPublic had 2,000 “reporters” on the ground, filing stories, photos and videos directly on to the website from the literal eye of the storm, minutes, hours and even days before mainstream broadcast and print media, with its limited staff and cumbersome equipment, knew what hit it.”
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