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Shel Holtz
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Citizen journalists in London, or citizen paparazzi?

On “For Immediate Release” on Monday, Neville and I talked about citizen journalists and the role they played in reporting the aftermath of the terrorist bombings in London. Our focus was on the fact that mainstream news organizations incorporated citizen reports into their coverage. The Online Journalism Review has a different take. An analysis by Mark Glaser suggests that many of those snapping pictures were more paparazzi than journalists, blocking entrances to the subway tunnel when they should have cleared the area and vying to get the most gruesome shots. Interesting reading.

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