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.
Cynthia Brumfield at 8:40 AM|Comments(0)
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