Courtesy of SmartMobs, this BBC video, which examines the impact of citizen journalism on the news media. This 22-minute video recaps the role of user-generated content in providing coverage of the London bombings, and features some interesting commentary, including one interview with Dan Gillmor.
An interesting aspect of the video: one BBC executive said that with the July 7th bombings in London, journalism “crossed a rubicon,” with the influx of citizen video now a key component of news reporting. On that day, the BBC received 20,000 emails, and more SMS messages, many thousands of which contained images and videos.
The video also examines some thorny questions that now arise as amateurs increasingly provide video and photos to news organizations. Among these are: should news organizations pay for this content? who owns the copyright? are news organizations encouraging citizens to engage in risky behavior by publishing amateur content?
Cynthia Brumfield at 10:44 AM|
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