Citizen Journalism - Twitter Style May 12, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Articles/Videos, Opinion.trackback
SmartMobs has a nice collection of information on how the recent earthquake in China was covered by individuals using Twitter. This is an interesting example of how individuals are informing others of significant events in a way that traditional media has a difficult time in replicating in terms of speed, usability, and proximity to the actual events. Some will quite rightly question the validity of the information being posted. With the amount of content and the variety of media delivery available, our students definitely need to be better equipped to find and evaluate information. That applies equally to citizen journalism as it does to more traditional outlets of news and content.
http://www.smartmobs.com/2008/05/12/china-earthquake/
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