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Bloggers: Live and On The Scene (Usually Before Mainstream Media)

Posted in News by Dan at 11:28 pm
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The thing that most interests me about the internet and mobile technology is how armed with a camera phone (which seems is every phone today) and an internet connection millions of people worldwide become front line reporters (Case and point with the London subway bombings)

Tim sent me a link to some photos he took of the tragic I-35 bridge collapse, since he was only a few blocks away when it happened.

This amateur digital reporting has the potential to really turn large media conglomerates world on their head as the technology improves.

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One Response to “Bloggers: Live and On The Scene (Usually Before Mainstream Media)”

  1. Evan says:

    Great pictures, I wonder how that slideshow was done.

    As for citizen journalism, I’m glad to see more of it.

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