November 28th, 2008
My Interview with CBS News on the Role of Citizen Journalism in the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
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I was interviews by CBS News yesterday for a story on the role of citizen journalism in the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
A small clip from the interview was shown on The Early Show at CBS News today morning (YouTube)–
Here is the full text of the CBS News story –
Web A Reliable Resource In Mumbai Madness
New Media Allowed The World To Look In On A City In Crisis
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2008(CBS) The reach of the Internet proved a reliable resource when madness took to the streets of Mumbai on Wednesday as new media allowed the world to look in on a city in crisis and receive real-time information from citizen journalists as events were first unfolding.
Before the sights and sounds of the attacks in Mumbai could be televised, cell phones and the Internet were abuzz, both in blogs and with images as the horror unfolded, reports Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith.
“What’s important is to get a quick sense of what’s happening,” said social networking expert Gaurav Mishra. “One of the first real photographs of the scene was posted by somebody on Flickr.”
