IP Democracy: The Rise of WikiNews in the Wake of Katrina

CNET’s Blogma has a nice item today that underscores the rise of citizen journalism in times of disaster. Hurricane Katrina and the unbelievable catastrophe in New Orleans makes it clear that citizen journalism plays a vital role in times of trouble.

Years from now, if not months, we may look back at this as a defining moment for the rise of citizen journalism. It is just unfortunate that catastrophic events would be the reason behind its mainstream acceptance.

Over at Boing Boing, there’s a plea from the KatrinaHelp wiki for more bandwidth given that the shoestring operations has been flooded by more traffic than it can handle. KatrinaHelp is a central forum for organizing help and for posting requests for information on missing loved ones.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on September 2, 2005 8:40 AM to IP Democracy