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The Accidental Journalist |
axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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From: Londinium
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Eric Lin for the TheFeature.com has written an insightful article on how everyone today has become an instant journalist... whether they intend to be or not.
The soldiers in Iraq weren't trying to make a political statement or make the news when they posted pictures of Abu Ghraib. Pretty much every soldier has a digital camera and internet access they use to share their experience with people back home. Not only does this make every soldier a reporter, it also makes him a one man oversight committee.
Just as the soldiers didn't intend to be reporters, they were (even still are) also an unwitting sousveillance machine. Only instead of civilians watching the government from below, they are participants watching from within.
The Pentagon is concerned enough that they don't want any digital transmissions leaking from the field without their approval - though rumor of a ban on all digital cameras is highly exaggerated".
Read full article.
http://www.thefeature.com/art[....]ticleid=100675&ref=1229851
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Lucas
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From: A Galaxy far, far away...
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Does this mean that you are back? |
Ayush
Joined: Sep 12, 2003
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From: Hyderabad, india
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Yes it does :-)
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axxxr
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Yes im back!...i've realised that there are lot more decent ppl here who are good friends and i cant let the few idiots win.!!
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=59597
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Posted: 2004-05-28 16:14
