Flickr and citizen journalism

08-July-2005

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Particularly notable was the speed at which a gallery of pictures appeared on Flikr - social software is hitting the mainstream and citizen journalism becoming a living reality.

From the Guradian web site on "London's day of terror from Guardian Unlimited"

"One thing that became clear was the unprecedented role, at least for the coverage of a disastrous event within Britain, of camera phones, The most immediate images (particularly true of video images) were taken by eyewitnesses and participants in the events, by citizens rather than professionals."

Particularly notable was the speed at which a gallery of pictures appeared on Flickr - social software is hitting the mainstream and citizen journalism becoming a living reality.

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Graham Attwell; 08-July-2005 13:49:37; forum (0) help

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