Mumbai Attack Aftermath Detailed, Tweet by Tweet
While the title may seem insensitive or even offensively flippant given the nature of the Mumbai tragedy, the article itself tackles something interesting - the rise of citizen journalism and how it's empowered by the Internet's many tools.
In one of my short stories (awaiting publication), I tackled how this might unravel in the Philippine setting with a thriller / conspiracy / mundane SF slant, but what's happening in Mumbai and on the 'Net is different. It's awe-inspiring because of how many different people posting articles (even just updating their twitter accounts), updating Wikipedia, creating Google Maps, and uploading pictures to Flickr, can give a very broad and deep (if somewhat questionable in terms of authenticity or impartiality) view of what is unfolding RIGHT NOW.
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http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=4ksiue4A39o
Internet users were able to read and watch first-hand reports on the series of deadly Mumbai attacks that rocked the Indian financial capital within hours of the first blasts, a sure sign that the World Wide Web is revolutionizing the way information reaches. Thanks to citizen journalism portals like http://www.allvoices.com/india, merinews etc.
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